CVE-2023-27115 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A segmentation fault in the WebAssembly library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the cat_compute_size component.

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-2023-27115?

CVE-2023-27115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2023. 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

WebAssembly v1.0.29 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component wabt::cat_compute_size.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27115?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including wabt. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
wabt PyPIAll versions to 1.0.29None

Products include Webassembly Webassembly.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27115?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27115 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-27115 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-27115 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-27115, GHSA-89r7-5w6c-hqpp, PYSEC-2023-316, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27115.

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