Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2023-1579
Summary
Heap based buffer overflow in "binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c" in "bfd_getl64" prior to v2.40.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Advisory Timeline
- Published
