What is CVE-2022-31782?

CVE-2022-31782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Freetype Demo Programs, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-31782?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-31782 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Freedesktop Freetype Demo Programs

CVE-2022-31782

ftbench.c in FreeType Demo Programs through 2.12.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-06-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.008 (53.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Freedesktop Freetype Demo Programs

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

MaineK00n/vuls2

References

gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype-demos/-/issues/8 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31782?: CVE-2022-31782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Freetype Demo Programs, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-31782?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31782 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.