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CVE-2022-23462 (GCVE-0-2022-23462)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-22 17:18
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Title
Stack Buffer Overflow in iowow
Summary
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.
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Softmotions iowow Affected: 1.4.15 , ≤ 1.4.15 (custom)
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