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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2022-10-21 15:15
Updated : 2022-10-24 09:08
NVD link : CVE-2022-23462
Mitre link : CVE-2022-23462
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Products Affected
softmotions
- iowow