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CVE-2022-3550
X.org Server xkb.c _GetCountedString buffer overflow
Medium5.5EPSS 2.0%
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- VulDB
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
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
References (9)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=11beef0b7f1ed290348e45618e5fa0d2bffcb72e (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211051 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221110 [SECURITY] [DLA 3185-1] xorg-server security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-64ad80875c (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- DSA-5278 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-613e993500 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-5495b36bed (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-9100b7aafd (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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