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CVE-2022-48064

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.

How to fix

Remediation Available
binutilsDebian
Fixed in:2.40-2CVE-2022-48064
Fixed in:2.40-2CVE-2022-48064
Fixed in:2.40-2CVE-2022-48064

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days
44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

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