7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-23462
IOWOW JSON Denial of Service (DoS) Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-23462 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-23462 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Softmotions iowow
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-23462.

URL Resource
https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd Patch Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd Patch Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

test 反向辣鸡数据投放 CVE-2022-23305 工具 利用 教程 Exploit POC

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Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
5 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2022, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 2638 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-23462 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd No Types Assigned https://github.com/Softmotions/iowow/commit/a79d31e4cff1d5a08f665574b29fd885897a28fd Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/ No Types Assigned https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:softmotions:iowow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4.15
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.02%

score

0.16695

percentile

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