CVE-2022-40320
HighPublic PoC
Published: 09 September 2022
Published
09 September 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0051
67.0th percentile
Risk Priority
18
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-40320 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 33.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-43611
Vulnerability details
cfg_tilde_expand in confuse.c in libConfuse 3.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
libconfuse project
libconfuse
3.3
fedoraproject
fedora
35, 36, 37
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.