Medium severity · published Aug 22, 2023
CVE-2022-48554
File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c
5.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c. NOTE: "File" is the name of an Open Source project.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
FI
File · File Project
5.41 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48554
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48554
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25
Exploit
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=310
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0002/
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214081
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