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CVE-2022-48554

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48554 is a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability affecting the "File" open-source project before version 5.43, specifically within the file_copystr function in funcs.c, impacting Debian Linux distributions. It carries a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.41CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0066 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

denopatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
keraspatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.40-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 file 5.40-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.40-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.40-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19517-16823Fixed in: 5.40-3
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: file-0:5.39-16.el9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (5)

microsoft2024-Dec/CVE-2022-48554

CVE-2022-48554

Dec 10, 2024
denollm-deno-650ac71876afb4f8CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP 2 Security Updates

Apr 12, 2024
kerasllm-keras-d13bbd8768a57997CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP 2 Security Updates

Apr 12, 2024
microsoft2023-Aug/CVE-2022-48554Moderate

File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c.

Aug 8, 2023
redhatCVE-2022-48554Low

file: stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c

Jan 21, 2022

References

bugs.astron.com / view.php
ExploitVendor Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20231116-0002
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT214081
support.apple.com / kb/HT214084
support.apple.com / kb/HT214086
support.apple.com / kb/HT214088
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5489
Third Party Advisory