Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-47696
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption 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 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47696 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47696 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47696 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47696 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400