# CVE-2022-27404: Memory corruption in n/a

> A heap buffer overflow in FreeType's sfnt_init_face function allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2022-27404, AZL-26757, AZL-9573, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27404, GHSA-22wv-f9f6-xwwm, JLSEC-2026-457, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27404

## What is CVE-2022-27404?

CVE-2022-27404 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27404?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Freetype Freetype.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27404?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-27404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27404 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27404

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.