| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | $0-$5k | 0.13 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 10/17/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at cgit.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-3550. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211143 (Fedora 37 : xorg-x11-server (2022-64ad80875c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.freedesktop.org.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211143).
Product
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔍VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (VulDB): 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Nessus ID: 211143
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : xorg-x11-server (2022-64ad80875c)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org
Timeline
10/17/2022 🔍10/17/2022 🔍
10/17/2022 🔍
11/17/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: x.orgAdvisory: cgit.freedesktop.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-3550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211051
Entry
Created: 10/17/2022 14:24Updated: 11/17/2024 05:45
Changes: 10/17/2022 14:24 (39), 11/09/2022 18:00 (2), 11/09/2022 18:08 (21), 11/17/2024 05:45 (16)
Complete: 🔍
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