CVE-2022-48063
MEDIUMGNU Binutils < 2.40 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via load_separate_debug_files
Title source: llmDescription
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
3.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils
< 2.40
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026