GNU Binutils up to 2.39 readelf readelf.c display_debug_section heap-based overflow
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A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.39 (Programming Tool Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function display_debug_section
of the file readelf.c of the component readelf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function display_debug_section in file readelf.c.
The weakness was published 08/23/2023. The advisory is available at sourceware.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-45703 since 11/21/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 2.40 eliminates this vulnerability.
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- 2.0
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- 2.18
- 2.19
- 2.20
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- 2.31
- 2.32
- 2.33
- 2.34
- 2.35
- 2.36
- 2.37
- 2.38
- 2.39
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Binutils 2.40
Timeline
11/21/2022 CVE reserved08/23/2023 Advisory disclosed
08/23/2023 VulDB entry created
09/16/2023 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: sourceware.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-45703 (🔒)
Entry
Created: 08/23/2023 11:38Updated: 09/16/2023 13:59
Changes: 08/23/2023 11:38 (43), 09/16/2023 13:59 (11)
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Cache ID: 18:938:103
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