CVE-2022-34299
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to...
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.1
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
- Record
CVE-2022-34299- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
- Record
CVE-2022-34299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-37256 No score
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
- Record
EUVD-2022-37256- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3j8p-q74h-4pxp
8.1
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to...
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
- Record
GHSA-3j8p-q74h-4pxp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-34299
8.1
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-34299- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV No score
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in libdwarf 0.4.0. This issue is related to dwarf_global_formref_b.
- Record
CVE-2022-34299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12509-1 No score
libdwarf-devel-0.4.2-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libdwarf-devel-0.4.2-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12509-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dwarfutilsDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.11.1-11:0.11.1-1~exp11:0.11.1-1~exp220210528-1 |
None known |
dwarfutilsDebian:13 |
before 1:0.11.1-1 | 1:0.11.1-1 |
dwarfutilsDebian:14 |
before 1:0.11.1-1 | 1:0.11.1-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-34299 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published June 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in dwarfutils 1:0.11.1-1.
References
github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/issues/119
github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/commit/7ef09e1fc9ba07653dd078edb2408631c7969162
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34299
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3j8p-q74h-4pxp
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/34xxx/CVE-2022-34299.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-34299
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-34299