Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2022 · Assigned by Splunk
CVE-2022-37439Malformed ZIP file crashes Universal Forwarders and Splunk Enterprise through file monitoring input
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Splunk Enterprise from Splunk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise and Universal Forwarder versions in the following table, indexing a specially crafted ZIP file using the file monitoring input can result in a crash of the application. Attempts to restart the application would result in a crash and would require manually removing the malformed file.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk | Splunk Enterprise | 8.2 – before 8.2.7.18.1 – before 8.1.11 |
| Splunk | Universal Forwarders | 8.1.118.2 – before 8.2.7.1 |
Weakness: CWE-409 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0803.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://research.splunk.com/application/b237d393-2f57-4531-aad7-ad3c17c8b041 x_refsource_CONFIRM