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CVE-2022-35447:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
OTFCC v0.10.4 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x6b04de. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-35447 and was disclosed in August 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that occurs in the otfccdump component. The issue manifests when processing certain input files, specifically at memory location /release-x64/otfccdump+0x6b04de (Debian Security).
Impact
The heap buffer overflow vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption and program crashes. The issue affects the functionality of the OTFCC tool when processing certain font files.
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in updated versions of the software. Debian has addressed this in various distributions, with fixes implemented in bullseye (2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2) while some versions remain vulnerable including bookworm, trixie, and sid (Debian Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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