Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2022 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2022-0699
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity use-after-free in shapelib. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A double-free condition exists in contrib/shpsort.c of shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact via control over malloc.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | shapelib | 1.5.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0699 |
| Debian:13 | shapelib | 1.5.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0699 |
| Debian:14 | shapelib | 1.5.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0699 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | shapelib | 1.5.0-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | USN-8992-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | shapelib | 1.5.0-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0699 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H