Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38496
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-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 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.2% 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 reachable assertion abort via the component BinaryStream.hpp.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | lief | 0.12.2 | PYSEC-2022-43137 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | lief | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38496 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/765 x_refsource_MISC