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CVE-2022-38495

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-38495 describes a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability in LIEF's print_binary function within the macho_reader.c file, affecting lief-project lief. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) could lead to full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) through local access, requiring user interaction. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there's no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, the potential impact remains substantial.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lief-project:lief:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 24th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-42vg-2q93-fj6jhigh

LIEF vulnerable to heap based buffer overflow via print_binary function

Sep 14, 2022

References

github.com / lief-project/LIEF/issues/767
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory