Buffer overflow in Gnome Epiphany
CVE-2022-29536
In GNOME Epiphany before 41.4 and 42.x before 42.2, an HTML document can trigger a client buffer overflow (in ephy_string_shorten in the UI process) via a long page title. The issue occurs because the number of bytes for a UTF-8 ellipsis c…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.019 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnome Epiphany
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29536?
- CVE-2022-29536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Epiphany, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29536?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.