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CVE-2024-31636: LIEF · Use of Uninitialized Variable

Affects LIEFSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.9 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.9Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 May 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHublief-project/LIEFpkg:github/lief-project/LIEFOther threatsAffected
  • =0.14.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for suspicious activity related to the affected component.

Description

An issue in LIEF v.0.14.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the name parameter of the machd_reader.c component.

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