GNU Binutils 2.38.50 readelf display_debug_names denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.38.50. Affected is the function display_debug_names of the component readelf. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-35205. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.38.50 (Programming Tool Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function display_debug_names of the component readelf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

The weakness was released 08/23/2023. The advisory is available at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-35205 since 07/04/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212916 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: binutils (CVE-2022-35205)), 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 (212916) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-38097). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 212916
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: binutils (CVE-2022-35205)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/04/2022 🔍
08/23/2023 +415 days 🔍
08/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2026 +1026 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: sourceware.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-35205 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-35205
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237786
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2023 10:25
Updated: 06/14/2026 14:58
Changes: 08/23/2023 10:25 (40), 09/16/2023 08:51 (11), 10/29/2024 19:07 (27), 12/14/2024 02:03 (2), 06/14/2026 14:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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