Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-25584Out of bounds read in parse_module function in bfd/vms-alpha.c
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 from Fedora. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the parse_module function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in Binutils.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221224-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25584 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221224-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25584 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221224-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25584 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | USN-6101-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25584 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25584 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2167467 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=77c225bdeb410cf60da804879ad41622f5f1aa44
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0002/