Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in bfd/elf.c Affects Multiple Vendor Products
CVE-2023-1972

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Binutils
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 May 2023

What is CVE-2023-1972?

A potential heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() function located in bfd/elf.c. This flaw could be exploited, potentially leading to denial of service and affecting the availability of applications that utilize the affected libraries. Proper validation and memory management practices are essential to mitigate such vulnerabilities.

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Affected Version(s)

binutils affected at least binutils 2.40

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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