CVE-2022-23462 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23462: Stack Buffer Overflow in iowow

Vendor Softmotions
Product iowow
Weakness CWE-120
Published October 21, 2022
Last update April 22, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 21, 2022 CVE published
April 22, 2025 Record updated