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CVE-2022-1249

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the...

3.3 Low

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

0.25%Down 0.6 points since Apr 30, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV: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 LowCVSS: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 LowCVSS: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 LowCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pesign
Azure Linux:2
through 0.112-32 None known
pesign
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.110-2
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.112-4
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.112-5
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.112-6
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.112-6116-6116-7
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
116-8116-8.1
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
116-8.1build1
None known
pesign
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
116-8.1116-8.1build1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

References

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