CVE-2023-46332 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds memory write in the WebAssembly toolkit can cause a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service.

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-2023-46332?

CVE-2023-46332 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 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 wabt 1.0.33 contains an Out-of-Bound Memory Write in DataSegment::Drop(), which lead to segmentation fault.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46332?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
wabt PyPIAll versions to 1.0.33None

Products include Webassembly Webassembly Binary Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46332?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46332 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-2023-46332 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46332 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46332, GHSA-pjgq-qrmj-w46x, PYSEC-2023-320, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46332.

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