VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-1972
A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.90%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.90% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.