6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-1972
ELF BFD Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.

INFO

Published Date :

May 17, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 30, 2023, 10:15 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-1972 has a 3 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-2023-1972 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 Gnu binutils
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-1972.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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testing-felickz/docker-scout-demo

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Dockerfile Go

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 29, 2024, 6:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 78 different CVEs too.
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fokypoky/places-list

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asp-net-core csharp docker dockerfile javascript react webapi docker-compose

C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 22, 2024, 6:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 383 different CVEs too.
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13579and2468/Wei-fuzz

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Makefile C Shell Python HTML C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Roff Max

Updated: 10 months ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2023, 3:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-1972 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-1972 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]

    Sep. 30, 2023

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

    Jun. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.40 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.35 up to (including) 2.40
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.40
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-2023-1972 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-2023-1972 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.01%

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0.33906

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