Vulnerability · Published Nov 14, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-37290
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in the nautilus package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GNOME Nautilus 42.2 allows a NULL pointer dereference and get_basename application crash via a pasted ZIP archive.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nautilus | 43.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Debian:13 | nautilus | 43.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Debian:14 | nautilus | 43.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | caja | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | caja | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | caja | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | caja | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | caja | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nautilus | 1:42.2-0ubuntu2.1 | USN-5786-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nautilus | 1:42.2-0ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nemo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nemo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | nemo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | nemo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | nemo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37290 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H