CVE-2022-44315 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A heap buffer overflow in PicoC allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted expressions.

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-2022-44315?

CVE-2022-44315 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 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

PicoC Version 3.2.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the ExpressionAssign function in expression.c when called from ExpressionParseFunctionCall.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44315?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Picoc Project Picoc.

How do I fix CVE-2022-44315?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44315 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-2022-44315 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44315 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-65q9-jqm2-9grv.

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