CVE-2022-45062

Description

In Xfce xfce4-settings before 4.16.4 and 4.17.x before 4.17.1, there is an argument injection vulnerability in xfce4-mime-helper.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory xfce.org Vendor Advisory xfce.org Vendor Advisory xfce.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/issues/390 broken link
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/commit/55e3c5fb667e96ad1412cf249879262b369d28d7 patch vendor advisory
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/commit/f34a92a84f96268ad24a7a13fd5edc9f1d526110 patch vendor advisory
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/-/tags release notes vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5296 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XGTGTTPFHDUB3EZHVKDK4H32QUUYPPFF/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-05 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45062?
CVE-2022-45062 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-45062?
To fix CVE-2022-45062, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-45062 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-45062 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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