What is CVE-2022-0699?

CVE-2022-0699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Osgeo Shapelib, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-0699?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Osgeo Shapelib

CVE-2022-0699

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.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.012 (65.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Osgeo Shapelib
N/a Shapelib — versions shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

patrick@puiterwijk.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
patrick@puiterwijk.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0699?: CVE-2022-0699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Osgeo Shapelib, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-0699?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.