Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2023-1972
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-1972
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 47 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-1972
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-1972
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-1972
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285
30285 – objdump heap-buffer-overflow in _bfd_elf_print_private_bfd_data() at /binutils-gdb/bfd/elf.c:1844 (SIGSEGV)Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-15) — Gentoo security
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646
2185646 – (CVE-2023-1972) CVE-2023-1972 binutils: Illegal memory access when an accessing a zer0-lengthverdef tableIssue Tracking
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