CVE-2022-44940 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Patchelf v0.9, specifically within the modifyRPath function in src/patchelf.cc. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.1, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger the flaw with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:patchelf_project:patchelf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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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.