# CVE-2022-38306: PYSEC-2022-274 - LIEF commit 5d1d643 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the component /core/CorePrPsInfo.tcc.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-38306-lief-vulnerable-to-heap-based-buffer-overflow  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-38306 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-13

LIEF commit 5d1d643 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the component /core/CorePrPsInfo.tcc.

Technologies: [lief (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/lief). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-38306 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-38306 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-38306?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** lief (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.12.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-38306?** Yes. lief (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-38306?** Check whether you run lief (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- lief (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "lief>=0.12.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- lief (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.1, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.12.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-38306
- GHSA-52xx-r3g2-p8jm
- PYSEC-2022-274

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