Out-of-bounds Read in GNU Binutils

CVE-2022-47673

An issue was discovered in Binutils addr2line before 2.39.3, function parse_module contains multiple out of bound reads which may cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-47673: held from 0.005 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47673?
CVE-2022-47673 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-47673?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.