Vulnerability in GNU Binutils
CVE-2023-25588
A flaw was found in Binutils. The field `the_bfd` of `asymbol`struct is uninitialized in the `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab` function, which may lead to an application crash and local denial of service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.3% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25588 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi (Patch, Mailing List)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-25588?
- CVE-2023-25588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-25588?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-25588 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.