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GHSA-2j6v-xpf3-xvrv

CriticalCVSS 9.8 / 10
Published Mar 1, 2022·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

A remote format string vulnerability allowed an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Patches

  • The issue has been fixed in wire-avs 7.1.12 and is already included on all Wire products (currently used version is 8.0.x)

Workarounds

  • No workaround known

References

  • Fixed in commit https://github.com/wireapp/wire-avs/commit/40d373ede795443ae6f2f756e9fb1f4f4ae90bbe

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory feel free to email us at vulnerability-report@wire.com

Risk Scores
Base Score
9.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
9.0

Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.

EPSS
2.47%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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