Out-of-bounds Read in E2fsprogs Project
CVE-2022-1304
An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. This issue leads to a segmentation fault and possibly arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted filesystem.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- E2fsprogs Project — versions 1.46.5
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- E2fsprogs — versions e2fsprogs 1.46.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1304?
- CVE-2022-1304 is a high-severity vulnerability in E2fsprogs Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1304?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1304 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.