Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-35206
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Binutils readelf 2.38.50 via function read_and_display_attr_value in file dwarf.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35206 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35206 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35206 |