GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
Aug 22, 2023
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Nov 4, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Aug 22, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Aug 22, 2023
Last updated
Nov 4, 2023
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
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