VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-23462

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability0.75%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-10-21

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

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.