CVE-2022-38533Out-of-bounds Write in Binutils

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 26
Latest updateDec 11

Description

In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

Debiangnu/binutils< 2.39.50.20221208-2+2
Ubuntugnu/binutils< 2.34-6ubuntu1.7+2
NVDgnu/binutils2.39

Also affects: Fedora 36, 37

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
binutils vulnerabilities2023-12-11
GHSA
GHSA-7v55-wrg9-5rfp: In GNU Binutils before 22022-08-27
OSV
CVE-2022-38533: In GNU Binutils before 22022-08-26
CVEList
CVE-2022-38533: In GNU Binutils before 22022-08-25

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities2023-12-11
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerability2022-12-05
Red Hat
binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_getl32() when called by strip_main() in objcopy.c via a crafted file2022-08-13
Microsoft
In GNU Binutils before 2.40 there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.2022-08-09
Debian
CVE-2022-38533: binutils - In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error functi...2022
CVE-2022-38533 — Out-of-bounds Write in GNU Binutils | cvebase