What is CVE-2022-40922?

CVE-2022-40922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lief-Project Lief. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-40922?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40922 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Lief-Project Lief

CVE-2022-40922

A vulnerability in the LIEF::MachO::BinaryParser::init_and_parse function of LIEF v0.12.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted MachO file.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Lief-project Lief — versions 0.12.1
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40922?: CVE-2022-40922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lief-Project Lief. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-40922?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40922 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.