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CVE-2022-48063

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.48%

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CVE-2022-48063 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.48%

38.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuBinutils< 2.40

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-48063?
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.
How severe is CVE-2022-48063?
CVE-2022-48063 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48063?
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Source: NVD / NIST