CVE-2022-45703

HIGH

binutils < 2.40 - Heap Buffer Overflow in readelf display_debug_section

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29799

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 7.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils < 2.40
Published Aug 22, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026