Is CVE-2022-48554 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-48554 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-48554?

CVE-2022-48554 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-48554?

CVE-2022-48554 has an EPSS score of 0.66% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48554?

Upgrade file on debian 11 to 1:5.39-3+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 17 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-48554

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c. NOTE: "File" is the name of an Open Source project.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

fileDebian

Fixed in:1:5.39-3+deb11u1CVE-2022-48554

Fixed in:1:5.44-1CVE-2022-48554

fileRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

fileRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-develRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-libsRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-libsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-libs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

file-libs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

python3-file-magicRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

python3-file-magicRocky

Fixed in:0:5.39-16.el9RHSA-2024:2512

fileUbuntu

Fixed in:1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1USN-6359-1

libmagic1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:5.41-3ubuntu0.1USN-6359-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugs.astron.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.