Memory corruption via underflowed PIMA response length
Published Oct 13, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Buffer overflow in Eclipse ThreadX USBX before 6.1.12 allows remote attackers to corrupt host memory via a crafted PIMA response. The _ux_host_class_pima_read function subtracts the PIMA header size and returned transfer length without first rejecting undersized header values, causing unsigned underflow that drives writes beyond the supplied buffer. Reachability requires a host using the PIMA class to process a response from a connected device; exploitation can corrupt memory or interrupt the embedded system.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in Eclipse ThreadX USBX before 6.1.12 allows remote attackers to corrupt host memory via a crafted PIMA response. The _ux_host_class_pima_read function subtracts the PIMA header size and returned transfer length without first rejecting undersized header values, causing unsigned underflow that drives writes beyond the supplied buffer. Reachability requires a host using the PIMA class to process a response from a connected device; exploitation can corrupt memory or interrupt the embedded system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-39293
- Published
- Oct 13, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- The Eclipse Foundation
- Product
- Eclipse ThreadX USBX
- Classifications
- CWE-191, T1200
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 6.1.12
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