What is CVE-2022-21945?

CVE-2022-21945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Cscreen, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-21945?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Cscreen

CVE-2022-21945

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause DoS for cscreen and a system DoS for non-default systems. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Opensuse Cscreen
Opensuse Factory — versions cscreen

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File

References

meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21945?: CVE-2022-21945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Cscreen, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-21945?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.