GNU Binutils up to 2.39 readelf readelf.c display_debug_section heap-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.39 and classified as critical. This affects the function display_debug_section of the file readelf.c of the component readelf. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-45703. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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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Productinfo

Type

• Programming Tool Software

Vendor

• GNU

Name

• Binutils

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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