CVE-2023-25588 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-25588

Field `the_bfd` of `asymbol` is uninitialized in function `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab`

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in Binutils. The field `the_bfd` of `asymbol`struct is uninitialized in the `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab` function, which may lead to an application crash and local denial of service.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

binutils, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Fedora 37, Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8, Fedora 36, Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7, Fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: September 14th, 2023
Last Modified: February 13th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-457

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.