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.
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-404
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (3)
crates.io/lief
0 - 0.17.2crates.io
lief-project/lief
< 0.17.2
pypi/lief
0 - 0.17.2PyPI
Published
Jan 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026