Binutils: gnu binutils: heap-buffer-overflow in linker leads to information disclosure and denial of service
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils (Binary Utilities) linker. This vulnerability, a heap-buffer-overflow read (CWE-125), occurs when the linker processes a specially crafted 32-bit XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious file, leading to an out-of-bounds read of memory. This can result in information disclosure, potentially revealing sensitive heap data, and a Denial of Service (DoS) due to the linker crashing.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- binutils-main
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- binutils
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- gcc-toolset-15-binutils
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- gcc-toolset-16-binutils
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- gdb
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- mingw-binutils
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- binutils
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- binutils
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- gdb
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- binutils
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- gcc-toolset-14-binutils
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- gcc-toolset-14-gdb
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- gcc-toolset-15-binutils
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- gcc-toolset-15-gdb
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- gdb
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- mingw-binutils
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- binutils
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- gcc-toolset-14-binutils
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- gcc-toolset-15-binutils
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- gcc-toolset-16-binutils
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- gdb
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- mingw-binutils
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- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8
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- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
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