CVE-2022-28990 Buffer overflow in wasm3
A heap overflow in the WASM3 library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a malicious WebAssembly file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-28990?
CVE-2022-28990 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WASM3 v0.5.0 was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the component /wabt/bin/poc.wasm.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28990?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pywasm3. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pywasm3 PyPI | All versions to 0.5.0 | None |
pywasm3 PyPI | All versions to 0.5.0 | None |
pywasm3 PyPI | All versions to 0.5.0 | None |
Products include Wasm3 Project Wasm3.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-28990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-34249 pywasm3 contains a heap buffer overflow which leads to segmentation fault
- CVE-2024-27528 pywasm3 has an Invalid Memory Read, Leading to DoS and Potential Code Execution
- CVE-2024-27529 wasm3 uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability
- CVE-2024-27530 pywasm3 contains a Use-After-Free in ForEachModule
- CVE-2024-27527 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77fq-4xf5-hph4, PYSEC-2022-43154.