Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38495
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the lief package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow via the function print_binary at /c/macho_reader.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | lief | no fix listed | GHSA-42vg-2q93-fj6j |
| PyPI | lief | 0.12.1 | PYSEC-2022-276 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | lief | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38495 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/767 x_refsource_MISC