CVE-2022-47696
published 2023-08-22CVE-2022-47696: An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
PriorityP428high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.40%
33.0th percentile
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.39.50.20221208-2 (bookworm) | binutils 2.39.50.20221208-2 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | < 2.39.3 | 2.39.3 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.39.50.20221208-2 | 2.39.50.20221208-2 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.39.50.20221208-2 | 2.39.50.20221208-2 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.39.50.20221208-2 | 2.39.50.20221208-2 |
| msrc | azl3_crash_8.0.4-3_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_crash_8.0.4-4_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
vendor_msrc·2023-08-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-47696 [HIGH] An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
Red Hat
binutils: segmentation fault in compare_symbols() in objdump.c
vendor_redhat·2022-12-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-47696 [HIGH] binutils: segmentation fault in compare_symbols() in objdump.c
binutils: segmentation fault in compare_symbols() in objdump.c
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
A NULL pointer vulnerability was found in binutils in the 'compare_symbols' function. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a specific payload, possibly causing a denial of service that results in a loss of the system's availability.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: gdb (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: gcc-toolset-11-binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: gcc-to
Debian
CVE-2022-47696: binutils - An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-47696 [HIGH] CVE-2022-47696: binutils - An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause...
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.39.50.20221208-2)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.39.50.20221208-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.39.50.20221208-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.39.50.20221208-2)
OSV
CVE-2022-47696: An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2
osv·2023-08-22·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-47696 [HIGH] CVE-2022-47696: An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
GHSA
GHSA-3wf8-8777-h28j: An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-22
CVE-2022-47696 [HIGH] CWE-400 GHSA-3wf8-8777-h28j: An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2023-08-22
Published