Buffer overflow in GNU Binutils
CVE-2022-38533
In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi
- github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38533?
- CVE-2022-38533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38533?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38533 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.