CVE-2022-25515
Published: 17 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-25515 is a medium-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Nothings Stb Truetype.H. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 49.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-30178
Vulnerability details
stb_truetype.h v1.26 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow via the function ttULONG() at stb_truetype.h. NOTE: Third party has disputed stating that the source code has also a disclaimer that it should only be used with trusted input.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.