CVE-2023-1972

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-1972
A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

30 Sep 2023, 10:15

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References
  • (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 -

25 May 2023, 17:26

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Gnu
Gnu binutils
References (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 - (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 - Issue Tracking
References (MISC) https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 - (MISC) https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CWE CWE-787

17 May 2023, 22:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-05-17 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:01

NVD link : CVE-2023-1972

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1972

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Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer