Use after free in shapelib
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A double-free condition exists in contrib/shpsort.c of shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact via control over malloc.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0166 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | shapelib | shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- shapelib Vendor— Affected shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5p4-42cc-2j44
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-0699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j5p4-42cc-2j44 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0699 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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