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TI-2022-09002 Aliases CVE-2022-25309GHSA-4fjx-j6jj-8pm5

Heap-based buffer overflow in fribidi

Priority LOW 25CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0051 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—fribidiFixed in v1.0.12—No fix listedCNA
  • fribidi Vendor— Affected Fixed in v1.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fribidi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.12VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fribidi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.12 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:8011 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    fribidi security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) fribidi-1.0.10-6.el9.2, fribidi-devel-1.0.10-6.el9.2
  • RHSA-2022:7514 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    fribidi security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) fribidi-1.0.4-9.el8, fribidi-devel-1.0.4-9.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:8011

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25309
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fjx-j6jj-8pm5

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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