# CVE-2022-29488: Horner Automation Cscape Csfont

> An out-of-bounds read via uninitialized pointer in Horner Automation Cscape Csfont allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j8c5-8fhm-5vqg

## What is CVE-2022-29488?

CVE-2022-29488 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Horner Automation Cscape Csfont, published on 1 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The affected product is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read via uninitialized pointer, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-824 (Access of Uninitialized Pointer), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29488?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hornerautomation Cscape.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Horner Automation Cscape Csfont

- [CVE-2023-7206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7206/): Horner Automation Cscape Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-27916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27916/): Memory corruption in Cscape (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28653/): Use after free in Cscape (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-29503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29503/): Memory corruption in Cscape (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-31244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31244/): Memory corruption in Cscape (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29488 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Horner Automation Cscape Csfont, published on 1 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Horner Automation Cscape Csfont. 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-2022-29488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.