CVE-2023-25588: gnu binutils Use of Uninitialized Variable

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-25588 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

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

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.

• CWE-457Use of Uninitialized VariableThe code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results.
• CWE-908Use of Uninitialized ResourceThe product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.