CVE-2022-23462

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 High 7.5

Description

IOWOW is a C utility library and persistent key/value storage engine. Versions 1.4.15 and prior contain a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for Denial of Service (DOS) when it parses scientific notation numbers present in JSON. A patch for this issue is available at commit a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd in the `master` branch of the repository. There are no workarounds other than applying the patch.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2022-23462

Assigner
security-advisories@github.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-10-21T22:15:09

Last Modified Date
2022-10-24T16:08:21

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-787	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:softmotions:iowow::::::::	1	OR		1.4.15

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.5

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/
https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23462
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23462

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-10-21 23:00:12				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-07 11:03:28	2022-10-21T22:15Z	2022-10-21T22:15:09	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-07 11:03:28		2022-10-24T16:08:21	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-07 11:03:28		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated