Description
A security flaw has been discovered in lief-project LIEF up to 0.17.1. Affected by this issue is the function Parser::parse_binary of the file src/ELF/Parser.tcc of the component ELF Binary Parser. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| lief-project | LIEF | 0.17.0, 0.17.1 | 0.17.2 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | lief | < 0.17.2 | 0.17.2 | GHSA-mjjp-xjfg-97wg |
| PyPI | lief | < 0.17.2 | 0.17.2 | PYSEC-2026-1538 |
References
- VDB-340375 | lief-project LIEF ELF Binary Parser.tcc parse_binary null pointer dereference vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-340375 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #733329 | lief-project LIEF 9698ea6 Memory Corruption third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/oneafter/1210/blob/main/segv1 exploit
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/commit/81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978 patch
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/tag/0.17.2 patch
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/ product