CVE-2022-36042
Rizin Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in dyld cache binary plugin
Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a44810 contains a patch.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Rizin Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in dyld cache binary plugin
Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a44810 contains a patch.
- Record
CVE-2022-36042- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-38815
Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a44810 contains a patch.
- Record
EUVD-2022-38815- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a44810 contains a patch.
- Record
CVE-2022-36042- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Rizin Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in dyld cache binary plugin
Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Versions 0.4.0 and prior are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write when getting data from dyld cache files. A user opening a malicious dyld cache file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commit number 556ca2f9eef01ec0f4a76d1fbacfcf3a87a44810 contains a patch.
- Record
CVE-2022-36042- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-36042 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Rizin, published September 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/rizinorg/rizin/security/advisories/GHSA-pf72-jg54-8gvp
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-06
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQZLMHEI5D7EJASA5UW6XN4ODHLRHK6N
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36042