CVE-2022-35928 is a buffer overrun vulnerability in AES Crypt for Linux, specifically version 3.11 built from GitHub source, due to unchecked password lengths during command-line prompts. This local vulnerability has a medium severity (CVSS 5.5) with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Users are advised to upgrade to version 3.16 or use the -p or -k options to provide passwords.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aescrypt:aes_crypt:3.11:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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