VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-25586
A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
- 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
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-457, CWE-908
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502Mailing List, Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502Mailing List, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.