VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-48063
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfd
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.