7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-27406
FreeType Segmentation Violation Vulnerability
Description

FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FT_Request_Size.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 29, 2024, 1:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-27406 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-27406 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Freetype freetype

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Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-27406 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-27406 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-03-19 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.12.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://freetype.com No Types Assigned http://freetype.com Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1140 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1140 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-03-19
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} 0.07%

score

0.74833

percentile

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