What is CVE-2022-39837?

CVE-2022-39837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genivi Diagnostic Log And Trace, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-39837?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Genivi Diagnostic Log And Trace

CVE-2022-39837

An issue was discovered in Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Due to a faulty DLT file parser, a crafted DLT file that crashes the process can be created. This is due to missing validation checks. There is a NULL pointer dereference,

Published 2022-10-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Genivi Diagnostic Log And Trace

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/24 (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-memory-corruption-vulnerabi… (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39837?: CVE-2022-39837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genivi Diagnostic Log And Trace, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-39837?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.