Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2022-25313 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package ayttm. The fix is available in version 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.4; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25313 is classified as CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25313 is recorded against 16 packages.
- ayttm
- cableswig
- cadaver
- coin3
- expat (fixed in 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.4)
- firefox (fixed in 1:1snap1-0ubuntu1)
- insighttoolkit
- insighttoolkit4
- matanza
- swish-e
- tdom
- thunderbird
- vnc4
- vtk
- wbxml2
- xmlrpc-c
Timeline and source
Published on 18 February 2022 and last revised on 28 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
www.cve.org (Report)
Other advisories for this package
ayttm has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion) in other software:
