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CVE-2022-48063

2023-08-2200:00:00
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cve-2022-48063
gnu binutils
excessive memory consumption
load_separate_debug_files
dwarf2.c
crafted elf file
dns attack

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

1.9 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.7%

GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory
consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at
dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS
attack.

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
seth-arnold binutils isn’t safe for untrusted inputs.
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchbinutils< 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-onlyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchbinutils< 2.34-6ubuntu1.9UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchbinutils< 2.38-4ubuntu2.6UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchbinutils< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-onlyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchbinutils< 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-onlyUNKNOWN

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

1.9 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.7%