CVE-2022-38495Public exploit

Application crash via malformed Mach-O load command

Published Sep 13, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Heap-buffer over-read in LIEF before 0.12.1 allows context-dependent attackers to crash macho_reader through a crafted Mach-O file. When a load command extends beyond available input, the parser retains its declared size after raw-data extraction fails, so print_binary reads past a one-byte heap allocation. Processing an attacker-supplied Mach-O file is required; the published reproducer terminates under AddressSanitizer, while broader code execution is not demonstrated.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap-buffer over-read in LIEF before 0.12.1 allows context-dependent attackers to crash macho_reader through a crafted Mach-O file. When a load command extends beyond available input, the parser retains its declared size after raw-data extraction fails, so print_binary reads past a one-byte heap allocation. Processing an attacker-supplied Mach-O file is required; the published reproducer terminates under AddressSanitizer, while broader code execution is not demonstrated.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38495
Published
Sep 13, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-787
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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