Is CVE-2023-1972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-1972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-1972?

CVE-2023-1972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-1972?

CVE-2023-1972 has an EPSS score of 0.90% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1972?

Upgrade binutils on debian 13 to 2.41-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-1972

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.41-1CVE-2023-1972

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm1USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm6USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.5USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.2USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.39-3ubuntu1.2USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.40-2ubuntu4.1USN-6101-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm1USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm6USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.5USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.2USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.39-3ubuntu1.2USN-6101-1

Fixed in:2.40-2ubuntu4.1USN-6101-1

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceware.org

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-22.