CVE-2022-25309
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CVE-2022-25309 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Fribidi package and affects the fribidi_cap_rtl_to_unicode() function of the fribidi-char-sets-cap-rtl.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a specially crafted file to the Fribidi application with the '--caprtl' option, leading to a crash and causing a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Fribidi package and affects the fribidi_cap_rtl_to_unicode() function of the fribidi-char-sets-cap-rtl.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a specially crafted file to the Fribidi application with the '--caprtl' option, leading to a crash and causing a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Fribidi | < 1.0.12 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-25309Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2047896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/commit/f22593b82b5d1668d1997dbccd10a9c31ffea3b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/issues/182Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-25309Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2047896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/commit/f22593b82b5d1668d1997dbccd10a9c31ffea3b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/issues/182Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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