CVE-2022-47673 Denial of service in n/a
Out-of-bounds reads in Binutils addr2line allow attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- 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-2022-47673?
CVE-2022-47673 is a high-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 addr2line before 2.39.3, function parse_module contains multiple out of bound reads which may cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2022-47673?
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-2022-47673 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-47673 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as AZL-28585, AZL-28588, AZL-34636, CLSA-2026-1770219452, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47673, GHSA-fr78-4gjg-h5j9 and 1 more.