Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2022-44840

Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in file readelf.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnu Binutils
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fokypoky/places-list

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44840?: CVE-2022-44840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-44840?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-44840 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.