pypi package report

Is lief safe?

lief (pypi) has 10 known vulnerabilities, the worst rated HIGH. No single fixed version is recorded that clears every advisory, so check each one below. No malicious-package signal is recorded.

// reach

0 direct dependencies

none carry a known advisory

8 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.

cvss

6.5

medium

CVSS v3.1 base score out of 10; GitHub rates it HIGH

epss

0.72%

medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 55th percentile of all CVEs

xyz score

4.0

medium

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-jvp9-phwp-p738, the advisory selected below

// 10 advisories

GHSA-jvp9-phwp-p738

HIGHGitHub ratingCVE-2022-43171

A heap buffer overflow in the LIEF::MachO::BinaryParser::parsedyldinfogenericbind function of LIEF prior to version 0.12.3 allows attackers to cause a Denial…

Full advisory text at GitHub advisory or NVD.

// cvss v3.1 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

// questions

Is lief safe to install?

CyberXYZ does not call a package safe in absolute terms. It records 10 known vulnerabilities for lief (pypi), the worst rated HIGH, and no malicious-package signal. Whether it is acceptable depends on the version you run.

Does lief have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. CyberXYZ records 10 known vulnerabilities for lief (pypi), the worst rated HIGH. These include GHSA-jvp9-phwp-p738, GHSA-38hf-c37x-32hv, GHSA-42vg-2q93-fj6j, GHSA-22x7-vwh9-5w4g, GHSA-rm2x-hgr8-w343.

How do I check lief before installing?

Search lief in CyberXYZ Check at https://cyberxyz.io/check?q=lief. The xyz Scanner checks a project's dependencies, and CyberXYZ Proxy checks each package as it is installed.

Checked 2026-11-14 at 14:15 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2026-01-10. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.