What is CVE-2022-28488?

CVE-2022-28488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libwav Project, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-28488?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-28488 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Libwav Project

CVE-2022-28488

The function wav_format_write in libwav.c in libwav through 2017-04-20 has an Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Libwav_project Libwav
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28488?: CVE-2022-28488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libwav Project, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-28488?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28488 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.