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CVE-2022-42920

Apache-Commons-BCEL: arbitrary bytecode produced via out-of-bounds writing

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 4, 2022

Updated · October 2, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds (OOB) write flaw was found in Apache Commons BCEL API. This flaw can be used to produce arbitrary bytecode and may abuse applications that pass attacker-controlled data to those APIs, giving the attacker more control over the resulting bytecode than otherwise expected.

Statement

Fuse 7 ships the code in question but does not utilize it in the product, so it is affected at a reduced impact of Moderate.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write