7.1

CVE-2023-25584: gnu binutils Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-25584DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25584
Published 14-09-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-25584 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-6101-1

Timeline

  1. 14-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • binutils< 2.39.50.20221224-1
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9 | < 2.34-6ubuntu1.5 | < 2.38-4ubuntu2.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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