#VU85741 NULL pointer dereference in Binutils - CVE-2022-35206

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#VU85741 NULL pointer dereference in Binutils - CVE-2022-35206

Published: January 24, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85741
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35206
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A local user can trigger denial of service conditions via function read_and_display_attr_value in file dwarf.c.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

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