GNU Binutils libbfd.c bfd_getl64 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GNU Binutils. This affects the function bfd_getl64 in the library binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-1579. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils (Programming Tool Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function bfd_getl64 in the library binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2023. The advisory is shared at sourceware.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1579 since 03/22/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235545 (RockyLinux 9 : mingw components (RLSA-2024:2353)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (235545) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-23812). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 235545
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 9 : mingw components (RLSA-2024:2353)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/22/2023 🔍
04/04/2023 +12 days 🔍
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08/11/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: sourceware.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-1579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224837
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2023 10:35
Updated: 08/11/2025 08:08
Changes: 04/04/2023 10:35 (39), 02/13/2025 18:00 (26), 05/08/2025 08:38 (2), 08/11/2025 08:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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