PicoC 3.2.2 expression.c ExpressionCoerceFP heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in PicoC 3.2.2. This vulnerability affects the function ExpressionCoerceFP of the file expression.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-44320. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PicoC 3.2.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function ExpressionCoerceFP of the file expression.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PicoC Version 3.2.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the ExpressionCoerceFP function in expression.c when called from ExpressionParseFunctionCall.

The weakness was released 11/08/2022 as 37. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-44320 since 10/30/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

PicoC

Version

3.2.2

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2022 🔍
11/08/2022 +9 days 🔍
11/08/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2025 +906 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 37
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-44320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213106

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2022 18:34
Updated: 05/02/2025 04:48
Changes: 11/08/2022 18:34 (39), 05/02/2025 04:48 (26)
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