CVE-2022-35205 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Binutils readelf via a reachable assertion failure in the display_debug_names function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-35205?
CVE-2022-35205 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 22 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35205?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35205?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-35205 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as AZL-28584, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35205, GHSA-5w4c-x7fv-v2g8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35205.