#VU79790 Buffer overflow in wabt - CVE-2023-27115
Published: August 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79790
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27115
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
wabt
wabt
Software vendor:
WebAssembly
WebAssembly
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in wabt::cat_compute_size. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.