Memory corruption via incorrect sampling-coordinate saturation check
Published Nov 3, 2022 · Updated May 2, 2025
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixman before 0.42.2 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through crafted graphics input. The pixman_sample_floor_y helper compares a fixed-point coordinate against 0x8000 instead of its signed 0xffff8000 value, so saturation fails before rasterize_edges_8 performs a heap write. Reachability requires an application to render attacker-controlled graphics data after user interaction; the out-of-bounds write corrupts that application's heap memory.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixman before 0.42.2 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through crafted graphics input. The pixman_sample_floor_y helper compares a fixed-point coordinate against 0x8000 instead of its signed 0xffff8000 value, so saturation fails before rasterize_edges_8 performs a heap write. Reachability requires an application to render attacker-controlled graphics data after user interaction; the out-of-bounds write corrupts that application's heap memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-44638
- Published
- Nov 3, 2022
- Updated
- May 2, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-190, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 3, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Project Zero pixman_sample_floor_y proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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