CVE-2022-44840 : Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function

Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in file readelf.c.

Published 2023-08-22 19:16:30

Updated 2023-08-26 02:14:19

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2022-44840

GNU » Binutils
Versions before (<) 2.40
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

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

~ 36 %

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
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29732

29732 – A heap buffer overflow was found in find_section_in_set() of binutils-2.39 (commit 49c843e6)
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory

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