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TI-2022-04239 Aliases CVE-2022-4639GHSA-f594-pvw5-8f79

sslh Packet Dumping probe.c hexdump format string

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-119Published · 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in sslh. This issue affects the function hexdump of the file probe.c of the component Packet Dumping Handler. The manipulation of the argument msg_info leads to format string. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is b19f8a6046b080e4c2e28354a58556bb26040c6f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216497 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00928 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
unspecifiedsslhall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • sslh Vendorunspecified Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sslh_project:sslh:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 rc1VulnerableSslh Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:sslh_project:sslh:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Sslh Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4639
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f594-pvw5-8f79

References

Patch 2

Sources

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