CVE-2022-4285
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string leads to segfault
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.
Se encontró una falla de acceso ilegal a la memoria en el paquete binutils. El parseo de un archivo ELF que contiene información de versión de símbolo corrupta puede resultar en una denegación de servicio. Este problema es el resultado de una solución incompleta para CVE-2020-16599.
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain COFF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2022-12-05 CVE Reserved
- 2023-01-27 CVE Published
- 2025-03-28 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-28 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5c831a3c7f3ca98d6aba1200353311e1a1f84c70 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2150768 | 2025-03-28 | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29699 | 2025-03-28 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4285 | 2023-11-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Binutils Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Binutils" | >= 2.35 < 2.39-7 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Binutils" and version " >= 2.35 < 2.39-7" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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