CVE-2022-38496: PYSEC-2022-43137 - LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a reachable assertion abort via the component BinaryStream.hpp.

CVE-2022-38496 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-13

LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a reachable assertion abort via the component BinaryStream.hpp.

Technologies: lief (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-38496 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-38496 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-38496?
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=0.12.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-38496?
Yes. lief (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-38496?
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 0.12.2 or later
    pip install "lief>=0.12.2"

Affected products

  • lief (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-38496
  • PYSEC-2022-43137

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