CVE-2022-45703
Published: August 22, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function display_debug_section in file readelf.c.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r2) |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r2) |