NULL pointer dereference in GNU Binutils
CVE-2022-4285
An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.
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: 0.004 (35.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- Binutils — versions binutils 2.39-7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4285?
- CVE-2022-4285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4285?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4285 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.