8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-3550
X.org Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:51 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-3550 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 Debian debian_linux
1 X.org x_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-3550.

URL Resource
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=11beef0b7f1ed290348e45618e5fa0d2bffcb72e Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
https://vuldb.com/?id.211051 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-3550 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-3550 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/
    Removed Reference VulDB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-120
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.1.6
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IOEDFBYPSE3EMVHTEFCVEJD2R2Y5F2A5/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3QTPFVGYTOY4EWTJEBH3YGDTTU57FZAK/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X7W3NXSYK4P3XCZQBI3U6UWP4DPZIMRZ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OXZZ6JBDBVBYPDI6DUTY6N36GNW37YHK/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=11beef0b7f1ed290348e45618e5fa0d2bffcb72e No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=11beef0b7f1ed290348e45618e5fa0d2bffcb72e Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.211051 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.211051 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-3550 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-3550 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} 0.09%

score

0.78692

percentile

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