CVE-2023-1579
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.
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) |
| Stream | binutils | Not affected (2.41-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Not affected (2.41-r0) |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0009/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29988
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11d171f1910b508a81d21faa087ad1af573407d8
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=11d171f1910b508a81d21faa087ad1af573407d8