Vulnerability · Published Oct 31, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-43151
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak in the timg 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 21% 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 78.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
timg v1.4.4 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function timg::QueryBackgroundColor() at /timg/src/term-query.cc.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | timg | 1.4.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Debian:13 | timg | 1.4.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Debian:14 | timg | 1.4.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | timg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | timg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | timg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | timg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43151 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | timg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43151 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H