CVE-2022-36044 — Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset
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 Luac files. A user opening a malicious Luac file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to
Published
2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-23T17:31:33.684Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
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 Luac files. A user opening a malicious Luac file could be affected by this vulnerability, allowing an attacker to execute code on the user's machine. Commits 07b43bc8aa1ffebd9b68d60624c9610cf7e460c7 and…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| rizinorg | rizin | <= 0.4.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-04-23T17:31:33.684Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/security/advisories/GHSA-mqcj-82c6-gh5q
- github.com — https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/commit/05bbd147caccc60162d6fba9baaaf24befa281c…
- github.com — https://github.com/rizinorg/rizin/commit/07b43bc8aa1ffebd9b68d60624c9610cf7e460c…
- security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-06
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
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