CVE-2022-40320 (GCVE-0-2022-40320)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-09 20:38 – Updated: 2024-08-03 12:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
cfg_tilde_expand in confuse.c in libConfuse 3.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| https://github.com/libconfuse/libconfuse/issues/163 | x_refsource_MISC |
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