What is CVE-2022-38934?

CVE-2022-38934 is a low-severity vulnerability in Toaruos, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2022-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-38934?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-38934 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Toaruos

CVE-2022-38934

readelf in ToaruOS 2.0.1 has some arbitrary address read vulnerabilities when parsing a crafted ELF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-09-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Toaruos — versions 2.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/klange/toaruos/issues/244 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38934?: CVE-2022-38934 is a low-severity vulnerability in Toaruos, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2022-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-38934?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38934 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.