GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI, crates.io

GHSA-mjjp-xjfg-97wg LIEF is vulnerable to segmentation fault

LOW Published 2026-01-10 Modified 2026-02-23 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-15504
Ecosystem
PyPI, crates.io
Packages
lief
Severity
Low
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-404, CWE-476
Reviewed
2026-01-13

Affected packages

• PyPI lief: < 0.17.2 → fixed in 0.17.2 • crates.io lief: < 0.17.2 → fixed in 0.17.2

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-15504 A security flaw has been discovered in lief-project LIEF up to 0.17.1. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release weakness
  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference weakness

References