CVE-2023-27115Public exploit

Local crash via null string dereference

Published Mar 10, 2023 · Updated Feb 28, 2025

A null-pointer dereference in WABT 1.0.29 allows local users to crash wasm-decompile by processing a crafted WebAssembly file. During expression decompilation, cat_compute_size converts a null std::string object to string_view while calculating concatenated output size. Execution requires a user to pass an attacker-supplied .wasm file to wasm-decompile with enabled features; the demonstrated consequence is process termination.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A null-pointer dereference in WABT 1.0.29 allows local users to crash wasm-decompile by processing a crafted WebAssembly file. During expression decompilation, cat_compute_size converts a null std::string object to string_view while calculating concatenated output size. Execution requires a user to pass an attacker-supplied .wasm file to wasm-decompile with enabled features; the demonstrated consequence is process termination.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-27115
Published
Mar 10, 2023
Updated
Feb 28, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-665, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-665Improper Initialization
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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