CVE-2022-0699

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: October 17, 2022 Modified: January 24, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/commit/c75b9281a5b9452d92e1682bdfe6019a13ed819f
Source: patrick@puiterwijk.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/issues/39
Source: patrick@puiterwijk.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/commit/c75b9281a5b9452d92e1682bdfe6019a13ed819f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/issues/39
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

osgeo