CVE-2022-38496 Denial of service in n/a
A reachable assertion abort in the LIEF library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted binary input.
- 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
What is CVE-2022-38496?
CVE-2022-38496 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 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
LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a reachable assertion abort via the component BinaryStream.hpp.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38496?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including lief. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
lief PyPI | All versions | 0.12.2 |
Products include Lief-Project Lief.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38496?
Upgrade lief to 0.12.2 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-38496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-32297 LIEF heap-buffer-overflow
- CVE-2022-38306 LIEF vulnerable to heap based buffer overflow
- CVE-2022-38495 LIEF vulnerable to heap based buffer overflow via print_binary function
- CVE-2022-43171 LIEF heap buffer overflow in the LIEF::MachO::BinaryParser::parse_dyldinfo_generic_bind
- CVE-2022-40922 LIEF vulnerable to denial of service through segmentation fault
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j78-7q6f-p35c, PYSEC-2022-43137, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38496.