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CVE-2023-25584: Out of bounds read in parse_module function in bfd/vms-alpha.c

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

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

Affected products

• GNU Binutils: before 2.40 — fixed in 2.40

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNU Binutils 2.40. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25584
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167467
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0002/
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=77c225bdeb410cf60da804879ad41622f5f1aa44
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25584
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167467
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0002/
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=77c225bdeb410cf60da804879ad41622f5f1aa44

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