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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-35468
CVE-2022-35468:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
OTFCC v0.10.4 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability via /release-x64/otfccdump+0x6e420d. The vulnerability was identified and tracked as CVE-2022-35468 (Debian Tracker).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that occurs in the otfccdump component. The issue manifests when processing specific font files, leading to memory corruption. The vulnerability can be triggered through the otfccdump functionality, specifically at the memory address offset +0x6e420d (Debian Tracker).
Impact
The heap buffer overflow vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption and application crashes. In more severe cases, it might allow for arbitrary code execution, though this has not been explicitly confirmed (Debian Tracker).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been addressed in various Debian releases. For Debian bullseye, the issue has been fixed in version 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2. However, the vulnerability remains present in bookworm, trixie, and sid versions (Debian Tracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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