PT-2022-4400 · Unknown+4 · Freetype Demo Programs+4

CVE-2022-31782 · Published 2022-05-24 · Updated 2025-08-01

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeType Demo Programs versions 2.12.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the ftbench.c file of FreeType Demo Programs. This overflow occurs during font processing and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For FreeType Demo Programs versions 2.12.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.12.1 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures for this specific vulnerability.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05263

CVE-2022-31782

MGASA-2022-0297

OESA-2025-1956

OESA-2025-1957

USN-5528-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Freetype Demo Programs

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

References · 30

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/31xxx/CVE-2022-31782.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31782 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-27404 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2023-0426SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5528-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-27405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0297 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31782 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/681788 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31782 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05263 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2025-1957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-31782 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5528-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN/VULN-20220727.19.pdf · Security Note