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High
CVE-2022-44840
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via...
Vulnerability Description
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in file readelf.c.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
binutils
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 22nd, 2023
Last Modified:
October 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.