CVE-2022-4285

Public Exploit

Description

An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sourceware.org
Affected: n/a binutils
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29699 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2150768 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5c831a3c7f3ca98d6aba1200353311e1a1f84c70
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-4285?
CVE-2022-4285 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-4285?
To fix CVE-2022-4285, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-4285 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-4285 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-4285?
CVE-2022-4285 affects n/a binutils.
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