Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-3433
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in aeson. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The aeson library is not safe to use to consume untrusted JSON input. A remote user could abuse this flaw to produce a hash collision in the underlying unordered-containers library by sending specially crafted JSON data, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | haskell-aeson | 2.0.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3433 |
| Debian:13 | haskell-aeson | 2.0.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3433 |
| Debian:14 | haskell-aeson | 2.0.3.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3433 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | haskell-aeson | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3433 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-328