| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
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 program 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.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.freedesktop.org.
Product
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License
- open-source
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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: 🔒
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔒
EPSS Percentile: 🔒
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org
Timeline
10/17/2022 Advisory disclosed10/17/2022 CVE reserved
10/17/2022 VulDB entry created
11/09/2022 VulDB last update
Sources
Vendor: x.orgAdvisory: cgit.freedesktop.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-3550 (🔒)
Entry
Created: 10/17/2022 14:24Updated: 11/09/2022 18:08
Changes: 10/17/2022 14:24 (39), 11/09/2022 18:00 (2), 11/09/2022 18:08 (21)
Complete: 🔍

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