CVE-2022-37454 — Buffer overflow in sha3 — CVE Details
Buffer overflow in sponge queue functions
Summary
Advisory Timeline
- First published April 26, 2023 (1265 days ago).
- Last revised September 10, 2026 — 1232 days after initial publication.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
gem install sha3 -v 1.0.5
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (2)
Affects 2 ecosystems: pypi (1), rubygems (1).
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-190Integer OverflowMITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/XKCP/XKCP/security/advisories/GHSA-6w4m-2xhg-2658WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37454ADVISORY
- https://github.com/XKCP/XKCP/issues/105WEB
- https://github.com/johanns/sha3/issues/17WEB
- https://github.com/tiran/pysha3/issues/29WEB
- https://github.com/XKCP/XKCP/commit/fdc6fef075f4e81d6b1bc38364248975e08e340aWEB
- https://github.com/johanns/sha3/commit/5f2e8118a62831911703c8753ff2435c3b5d7312WEB
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5269WEB
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5267WEB
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-02WEB
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35050307WEB
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33281106WEB
- https://mouha.be/sha-3-buffer-overflowWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMIEXLMTW5GO36HTFFWIPB3OHZXCT3G4WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ALQ6BDDPX5HU5YBQOBMDVAA2TSGDKIJWEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CMIEXLMTW5GO36HTFFWIPB3OHZXCT3G4WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ALQ6BDDPX5HU5YBQOBMDVAA2TSGDKIJWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00000.htmlWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00041.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sha3/CVE-2022-37454.ymlWEB
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/331WEB
- https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/hash-functions/sha-3-projectWEB
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2022-37454?
- Buffer overflow in sponge queue functions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
- How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-37454?
- CVE-2022-37454 affects sha3 and pysha3. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-37454 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.
Severity & Exploitability
Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.
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