LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a reachable assertion abort via the component BinaryStream.hpp.
Priority LOW 25CWE-617Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a reachable assertion abort via the component BinaryStream.hpp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.003 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lief-project:lief:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.12.1 | Vulnerable | lief-project |
- cpe:2.3:a:lief-project:lief:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·lief-project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j78-7q6f-p35c
References
More lief-project Lief vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21067 A heap buffer overflow in the LIEF::MachO::BinaryParser::parse_dyldinfo_generic_bind… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-14143 lief-project LIEF ELF Binary Parser.tcc parse_binary null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-20899 An issue in LIEF v.0.14.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.9
- TI-2021-12110 An issue was discovered in LIEF through 0.11.4. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-18111 LIEF commit 365a16a was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow via the function print_binary at /c/macho_reader.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-17963 LIEF commit 5d1d643 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the component /core/CorePrPsInfo.tcc. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-38496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j78-7q6f-p35c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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