CVE-2022-3550CWE-119

X.org Server xkb.c _GetCountedString buffer overflow

Medium · published October 17, 2022

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02020 · 80.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Published
2022-10-17T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 OCT 00:00Z
    X.org Server xkb.c _GetCountedString buffer overflow
    cvelistv5