Vulnerability · Published Jul 18, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-41409
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the pcre2 package (Alpine). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Integer overflow vulnerability in pcre2test before 10.41 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via negative input.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | pcre2 | 10.41-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | pcre2 | 10.41-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | pcre2 | 10.41-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | pcre2 | 10.41-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | pcre2 | 10.41-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Debian:12 | pcre2 | 10.42-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Debian:13 | pcre2 | 10.42-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Debian:14 | pcre2 | 10.42-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41409 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pcre2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41409 |