5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-25586
Binutils Uninitialized Variable Crash Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-25586 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
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-2023-25586.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502 Mailing List Patch

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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-25586 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-25586 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 CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-457
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2023

    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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502 Mailing List, Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-908
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils: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-2023-25586 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.21688

percentile

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