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MEDIUM
CVE-2022-38533
GNU Binutils Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2022, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-38533 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-38533 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnu binutils

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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-38533 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-38533 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29495 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.40 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.39
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.40
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In GNU Binutils before 2.4.0, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file. In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-38533 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-38533 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

score

0.38318

percentile

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