CVE-2023-1972

MEDIUM

_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-787
Status published

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils < 2.40

Timeline

Published May 17, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026