CVE-2022-0496

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

A vulnerbiility was found in Openscad, where a DXF-format drawing with particular (not necessarily malformed!) properties may cause an out-of-bounds memory access when imported using import().

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 32.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 29, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050695
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openscad/openscad/commit/00a4692989c4e2f191525f73f24ad8727bacdf41
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openscad/openscad/commit/770e3234cbfe66edbc0333f796b46d36a74aa652
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050695
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openscad/openscad/commit/00a4692989c4e2f191525f73f24ad8727bacdf41
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openscad/openscad/commit/770e3234cbfe66edbc0333f796b46d36a74aa652
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/4037

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-0496?

CVE-2022-0496 is a medium vulnerability published on August 29, 2022. A vulnerbiility was found in Openscad, where a DXF-format drawing with particular (not necessarily malformed!) properties may cause an out-of-bounds memory access when imported using import().

When was CVE-2022-0496 disclosed?

CVE-2022-0496 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-0496 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0496 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-0496?

CVE-2022-0496 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-0496?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-0496, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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