CVE-2023-25586

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25586
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-25586.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-25586
Downstream
Published
2023-09-14T20:49:15Z
Modified
2026-08-28T11:30:14Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Local variable `ch_type` in function `bfd_init_section_decompress_status` can be uninitialized
Details

A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-457"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/25xxx/CVE-2023-25586.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
Events
Introduced
32778522c7d8777803c88684b8e428ee729f0b22
Last Affected
32778522c7d8777803c88684b8e428ee729f0b22
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.40"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.40"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.40
Other
binutils-2_40

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-25586.json"