Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-25586
Potential exploit
A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2023-25586
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-25586
0.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 4 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-25586
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST | |
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4.7
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.0
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3.6
|
Red Hat, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-25586
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The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-25586
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502
2167502 – (CVE-2023-25586) CVE-2023-25586 binutils: Local variable `ch_type` in function `bfd_init_section_decompress_status` can be uninitializedExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/
September 2023 GNU Binutils 2.40 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855
29855 – Local variable `ch_type` in function `bfd_init_section_decompress_status` can be uninitialized.Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commitMailing List;Patch
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586
CVE-2023-25586- Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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