CVE-2022-38497 LIEF contains a segmentation violation

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A segmentation violation in the LIEF library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted 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-2022-38497?

CVE-2022-38497 is a medium-severity 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 segmentation violation via the component CoreFile.tcc:69.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38497?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including lief. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
lief PyPIAll versions to 0.12.1None
lief PyPIAll versions to 0.12.1None
lief PyPIAll versions0.12.1

Products include Lief-Project Lief.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38497?

Upgrade lief to 0.12.1 or later.

Is CVE-2022-38497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2p5h-hpj4-fxgg, PYSEC-2022-277, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38497.

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