CVE-2022-44079 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack overflow in pycdc 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-44079?
CVE-2022-44079 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 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
pycdc commit 44a730f3a889503014fec94ae6e62d8401cb75e5 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component __sanitizer::StackDepotBase<__sanitizer::StackDepotNode.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pycdc Project Pycdc.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44079 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-2022-44079 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44079 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rxc-97gh-gwr2.