Vulnerability Details CVE-2022-35928
AES Crypt is a file encryption software for multiple platforms. AES Crypt for Linux built using the source on GitHub and having the version number 3.11 has a vulnerability with respect to reading user-provided passwords and confirmations via command-line prompts. Passwords lengths were not checked before being read. This vulnerability may lead to buffer overruns. This does _not_ affect source code found on aescrypt.com, nor is the vulnerability present when providing a password or a key via the `-p` or `-k` command-line options. The problem was fixed via in commit 68761851b and will be included in release 3.16. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should us the `-p` or `-k` options to provide a password or key.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 5.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.4
Products affected by CVE-2022-35928
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cpe:2.3:a:aescrypt:aes_crypt:3.11