5.5

CVE-2022-35206: gnu binutils NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2022-35206
Published 22-08-2023Last modified 03-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-35206 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13411-1SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Binutils readelf 2.38.50 via function read_and_display_attr_value in file dwarf.c.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceware.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • binutils< 2.38.50.20220627-1
Gnu1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links