CVE-2023-1972
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBinutils
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.35 ≤ v ≤ 2.40affected at least binutils 2.40
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-787
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