CVE-2022-37454
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.4%
The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or eliminate expected cryptographic properties. This occurs in the sponge function interface.
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 7.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile
- Published
- 2022-10-21
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/hash-functions/sha-3-project
- XKCP/XKCP/security/advisories/GHSA-6w4m-2xhg-2658
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00000.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- https://mouha.be/sha-3-buffer-overflow
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33281106
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5267
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5269
- advisories/GHSA-6w4m-2xhg-2658