CVE-2022-48063

Public Exploit

Description

GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Third-Party Advisory sourceware.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfd
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48063?
CVE-2022-48063 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48063?
To fix CVE-2022-48063, 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-2022-48063 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-48063 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.
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