PT-2023-14733 · Gnu+5 · Binutils+5

15664243668 · Published 2022-11-18 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2022-45703

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions binutils readelf versions prior to 2.40

Description A heap buffer overflow issue exists in the display debug section function within the readelf.c file. This issue can be exploited via the display debug section function.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.40, update to version 2.40 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the display debug section function in readelf.c until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-03966

CVE-2022-45703

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_3825-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13411-1

SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1

SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1

USN-6381-1

USN-6581-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

Binutils

References · 187

• 🔥 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29799 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-45703 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47011 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-46174 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-21490 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6581-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/binutils · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2022-45703 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21490 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2025-0319SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-19724 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6381-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-45703 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-47011 · Security Note