Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-31782
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the freetype 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)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ftbench.c in FreeType Demo Programs through 2.12.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freetype | 2.12.1+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31782 |
| Debian:13 | freetype | 2.12.1+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31782 |
| Debian:14 | freetype | 2.12.1+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31782 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freetype | 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-5528-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freetype | 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31782 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype-demos/-/issues/8 x_refsource_MISC