Resource exhaustion in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2022-48064
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-48064?
- CVE-2022-48064 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-48064?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-48064 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.