{"id":"CVE-2022-35928","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability","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.","publishedAt":"2022-08-03T19:25:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2025-04-23T17:54:06.598Z","severity":{"score":8.4,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"GitHub_M"},"assigner":"GitHub_M","products":["paulej AESCrypt"],"affected":[{"vendor":"paulej","product":"AESCrypt","versions":[{"version":"= 3.11","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq","https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22c"],"weaknesses":["CWE-120"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:50:17.761Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2022/35xxx/CVE-2022-35928.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2022-35928","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2022-08-03T19:25:12.000Z","dateUpdated":"2025-04-23T17:54:06.598Z","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateReserved":"2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"paulej","product":"AESCrypt","versions":[{"version":"= 3.11","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]},{"url":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22c","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-120","description":"CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GitHub_M","dateUpdated":"2022-08-03T19:25:12.000Z","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa"},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq","discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"security-advisories@github.com","ID":"CVE-2022-35928","STATE":"PUBLIC","TITLE":"AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"AESCrypt","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"= 3.11"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"paulej"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"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."}]},"impact":{"cvss":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq"},{"name":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22c","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22c"}]},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22c","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-03T09:51:59.062Z"}},{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-04-23T15:51:11.887462Z","id":"CVE-2022-35928","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-04-23T17:54:06.598Z"}}]}}}