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CVE-2022-35928

AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability

High8.4EPSS 0.16%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
GitHub_M

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-35928, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
GitHub_MCNA (assigner)3.1High8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.16% · top 94% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.

Weakness

Affected products

References (2)

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