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high 7.8

CVE-2023-1579 json

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

published 2023-04-03 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-23812

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

Patch / fix

  • binutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.40-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1579

  • mingw-binutils RHEL 9 2.41-3.el9
  • mingw32-binutils RHEL 9 2.41-3.el9
  • mingw64-binutils RHEL 9 2.41-3.el9
  • mingw-binutils-generic RHEL 9 2.41-3.el9

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:2353

  • binutils SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1 +18 more 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-rx-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-arm-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-avr-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-ppc-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-spu-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-hppa-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • cross-i386-binutils openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.41-150100.7.46.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1

  • binutils openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.41-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13411-1

  • mingw32-binutils AlmaLinux 9 2.41-3.el9
  • mingw64-binutils AlmaLinux 9 2.41-3.el9
  • mingw-binutils-generic AlmaLinux 9 2.41-3.el9

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:2353

  • mingw-crt Rocky Linux 9 11.0.1-3.el9
  • mingw-gcc Rocky Linux 9 13.2.1-7.el9
  • mingw-zlib Rocky Linux 9 1.3.1-1.el9
  • mingw-libffi Rocky Linux 9 3.4.4-5.el9
  • mingw-binutils Rocky Linux 9 2.41-3.el9
  • mingw-w64-tools Rocky Linux 9 11.0.1-3.el9
  • mingw-filesystem Rocky Linux 9 148-3.el9
  • mingw-winpthreads Rocky Linux 9 11.0.1-3.el9

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:2353

  • binutils Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +4 more 2.40-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-1579

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-1579 updated cvss 7.0

binutils: Heap-buffer-overflow binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 binutils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gdb, binutils, gdb-gdbserver
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gcc-toolset-12-binutils, gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mingw-binutils 2.41-3.el9, mingw-binutils-generic 2.41-3.el9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) mingw32-binutils 2.41-3.el9, mingw64-binutils 2.41-3.el9, mingw-binutils-generic 2.41-3.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2353
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gdb, binutils, gdb-headless, gdb-gdbserver, gcc-toolset-11-gdb, gcc-toolset-12-gdb, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gdb, binutils, gdb-minimal, gdb-headless, binutils-gold, gdb-gdbserver, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mingw-crt 11.0.1-3.el9, mingw32-crt 11.0.1-3.el9, mingw-filesystem 148-3.el9, mingw32-filesystem 148-3.el9, mingw-filesystem-base 148-3.el9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) mingw-gcc 13.2.1-7.el9, mingw-zlib 1.3.1-1.el9, mingw-libffi 3.4.4-5.el9, mingw32-cpp 13.2.1-7.el9, mingw32-crt 11.0.1-3.el9, mingw32-gcc 13.2.1-7.el9, +20 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29988 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a binutils

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Sources

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