VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-25309

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Fribidi package and affects the fribidi_cap_rtl_to_unicode() function of the fribidi-char-sets-cap-rtl.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a specially crafted file to the Fribidi application with the '--caprtl' option, leading to a crash and causing a denial of service.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-122
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references