CVE-2022-2881
Buffer overread in statistics channel code
HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2022 at 10:15 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBIND
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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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