CVE-2022-36124 json
Memory overconsumption in Avro Rust SDK
published 2022-08-09 4 y ago modified 2026-06-23 4 mo ago also GHSA-wcm8-86x6-8mv3 , PYSEC-2022-43180 , EUVD-2022-6639
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue.
Patch / fix
- crates.io apache-avro 0.14.0
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Avro 0.14.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | apache-avro | <0.14.0 |
0.14.0 |
| pypi | avro | — | no fix listed |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Avro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/kj429rzo1xxjgz058qqqg0y7c0p512zo
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36124
advisory
-
github.com
/a0x8o/avro
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/avro/PYSEC-2022-43180.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-36124
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wcm8-86x6-8mv3
- NVD CVE-2022-36124
- OSV PYSEC-2022-43180
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