CVE-2022-48064

Name: CVE-2022-48064
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-08-22T19:16:30.937+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.59%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-48064 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 bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.. EPSS estimates a 0.59% 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 bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt 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

0.59%

43.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	< 2.40
Fedoraproject	Fedora	37
Fedoraproject	Fedora	38
Netapp	Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility	All versions

References

Timeline

Published: Aug 22, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-48064?

How severe is CVE-2022-48064?

CVE-2022-48064 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48064?

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Source: NVD / NIST