CVE-2022-27404: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-27404UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27404DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27404CGA-3rmq-36mw-6jh5CGA-p3j3-hxq4-8h27
Published 22-04-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-27404 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.74%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 8Timeline
- 22-04-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.74% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.74%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- freetype< 2.10.4-r1 | < 2.10.4-r2 | < 2.11.1-r1 | < 2.12.1-r0
Chainguard1 product
- freetypeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- freetype< 2.11.1+dfsg-2
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35 | 36
Freetype1 product
- freetype< 2.12.0
Ubuntu1 product
- freetype< 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | < 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2 | < 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Wolfi1 product
- freetypeAll versions (No fix recorded)
7 vendors · 7 products
References
13 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06Vendor Advisory
