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    CVE-2022-23462

    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.

    Published:Oct 21, 2022
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2025
    EPS:Oct 21, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00099
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Softmotions
    Product
    Iowow

    Exploits

    https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-066_iowow/

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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