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CVE-2022-0699

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-10-17
  • WeaknessCWE-415 · CWE-416

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Description

A double-free condition exists in contrib/shpsort.c of shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact via control over malloc.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-10-1716:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Osgeo shapelib
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.5≤ 1.5.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As fedora, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • shapelib
    Affected
    • = shapelib 1.5.0 and older releasesno fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-10-17

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • shapelibUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • shapelibUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • shapelibUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3.0-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • shapelibUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.5.0-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
  • shapelibSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3all versions · fixed in 1.5.0-bp153.2.3.1
  • shapelibopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 1.5.0-2.1
  • shapelibopenSUSE:Leap 15.3all versions · fixed in 1.5.0-bp153.2.3.1
  • shapelibopenEuler:22.03-LTSall versions · fixed in 1.5.0-2.oe2203

7 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-0699 Red Hat Product Security

    shapelib: Double-free vulnerability in contrib/shpsort.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-10-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-j5p4-42cc-2j44

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0699?

A double-free condition exists in contrib/shpsort.c of shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact via control over malloc.

Is CVE-2022-0699 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-0699 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0699?

CVE-2022-0699 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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