GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
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Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-08-22. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
August 22, 2023
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | binutils-static (2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5) @ trusty | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libctf0 (2.38-4ubuntu2.6) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
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ubuntu · msrc
CWE-400