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low 3.9

CVE-2024-31636 json

LIEF obtain sensitive information via the name parameter

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-377p-g8gr-5wpg , PYSEC-2024-280 , EUVD-2024-1873

cvss
3.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue in LIEF v.0.14.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the name parameter of the machd_reader.c component.

Patch / fix

  • pypi lief 0.15.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1038 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
OSV 3.1 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi lief
<0.15.0
<=0.14.1
0.15.0

Affected products

  • lief-project lief

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-457 Use of Uninitialized Variable

References

Sources

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