CVE-2022-3550
X.org Server xkb.c _GetCountedString buffer overflow
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Oct 17, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 17, 2022
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-119 Memory Corruption -> CWE-120 Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ServerX.org |
|
References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=11beef0b7f1ed290348e45618e5fa0d2bffcb72e
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211051
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221110 [SECURITY] [DLA 3185-1] xorg-server security updatemailing-list
- FEDORA-2022-64ad80875cvendor-advisory
- DSA-5278vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-613e993500vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-5495b36bedvendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-9100b7aafdvendor-advisory
- GLSA-202305-30vendor-advisory
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