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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.3

CVE-2023-25584 json

Out of bounds read in parse_module function in bfd/vms-alpha.c

published 2023-09-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-29526

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the parse_module function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in Binutils.

Patch / fix

  • gnu binutils 2.40
  • binutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.39.50.20221224-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25584

  • binutils Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9
  • binutils Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.34-6ubuntu1.5
  • binutils Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.38-4ubuntu2.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25584

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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-2023-25584 updated cvss 6.3

binutils: Out of bounds read in parse_module function in bfd/vms-alpha.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 binutils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 binutils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 binutils, gcc-toolset-11-binutils, gcc-toolset-12-binutils, gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gcc-toolset-11-gdb, gcc-toolset-12-gdb, gcc-toolset-11-gdb-gdbserver Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 binutils, binutils-gold, gcc-toolset-12-gdb, gcc-toolset-12-binutils, gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a binutils
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8
  • Fedora Fedora 37
  • Fedora Fedora 36
  • Fedora Fedora
  • Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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