CVE-2022-1249
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the...
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
3.3
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
- Record
CVE-2022-1249- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
- Record
CVE-2022-1249- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24582 No score
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24582- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xpm-4m85-6353
3.3
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the...
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
- Record
GHSA-3xpm-4m85-6353- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-9655
3.3
CVE-2022-1249 affecting package pesign 0.112-32
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
- Record
AZL-9655- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-1249
3.3
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1249- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pesignAzure Linux:2 |
through 0.112-32 | None known |
pesignUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.110-2 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.112-4 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.112-5 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.112-6 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.112-6116-6116-7 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 116-8116-8.1 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 116-8.1build1 |
None known |
pesignUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 116-8.1116-8.1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1249 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Microsoft Pesign, published April 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.