CVE-2022-36938 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

DexLoader function get_stringidx_fromdex() in Redex prior to commit 3b44c64 can load an out of bound address when loading the string index table, potentially allowing remote code execution during processing of a 3rd party Android APK file.

Published: 2022-11-10

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Facebook

Redex

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3b44c64

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:facebook:redex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39596	DexLoader function get_stringidx_fromdex() in Redex prior to commit 3b44c64 can load an out of bound address when loading the string index table, potentially allowing remote code execution during processing of a 3rd party Android APK file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02007.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/facebook/redex/commit/3b44c640346b77bfb7ef36e2413688dd460288d2

History

Thu, 01 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Facebook Redex

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: facebook

Published: 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-01T13:48:31.983Z

Reserved: 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-36938

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:21:31.918Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-11T00:15:10.193

Modified: 2025-05-01T14:15:25.820

Link: CVE-2022-36938

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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