Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-23318
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the pcf2bdf package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A heap-buffer-overflow in pcf2bdf, versions >= 1.05 allows an attacker to trigger unsafe memory access via a specially crafted PCF font file. This out-of-bound read may lead to an application crash, information disclosure via program memory or other context-dependent impact.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pcf2bdf | 1.07-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Debian:13 | pcf2bdf | 1.07-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Debian:14 | pcf2bdf | 1.07-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pcf2bdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pcf2bdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | pcf2bdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | pcf2bdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23318 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | pcf2bdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23318 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/ganaware/pcf2bdf x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ganaware/pcf2bdf/issues/4 x_refsource_MISC