CVE-2022-35206 : Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Binutils readelf 2.38.50 via function

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Binutils readelf 2.38.50 via function read_and_display_attr_value in file dwarf.c.

Published 2023-08-22 19:16:23

Updated 2023-08-31 00:36:57

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2022-35206

GNU » Binutils » Version: 2.38.50
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.38.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 11 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29290

29290 – dwarf.c: null pointer dereference
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch

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