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CVE-2022-25308

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-25308 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Fribidi package, affecting GNU and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a memory leak or denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to potential data compromise and system unavailability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fribidi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19495-16823Fixed in: 1.0.12-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 fribidi 1.0.12-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.0.12-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: fribidi-0:1.0.4-9.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: fribidi-0:1.0.10-6.el9.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2022-Sep/CVE-2022-25308Important

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Fribidi package. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a specially crafted file to the Fribidi application which leads to a possible memory leak or a denial of service.

Sep 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-25308Moderate

fribidi: Stack based buffer overflow

Dec 22, 2021

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2022-25308
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / fribidi/fribidi/issues/181
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / fribidi/fribidi/pull/184
ExploitThird Party Advisory