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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2022-35205High confidence

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service

n/a · n/a

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-38097

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

What

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Why

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Why

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Reachable Assertion → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-617 ↗

CWE-617: Reachable Assertion. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
UnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-617Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-2165binutils: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in binutils ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder sonstige Auswirkungen zu verursachen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ecord?id=CVE-2022-32206 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32207 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32208 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32208 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32221 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32221 Référence CVE CVE-2022-33070 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33070 Référence CVE CVE-2022-34526 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34526 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3479 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3479 Référence CVE CVE-2022-34903 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34903 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3515 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3515 Référence CVE CVE-2022-35205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35205 Référence CVE CVE-2022-35206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35206 Référence CVE CVE-2022-35252 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35252 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3570 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3570 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3597 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3597 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3598 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3599 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3599 Référence CVE CVE-2022-36227 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36227 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3626 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0619Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ecord?id=CVE-2018-17095 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13147 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13147 Référence CVE CVE-2020-14394 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14394 Référence CVE CVE-2020-19726 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-19726 Référence CVE CVE-2020-24165 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24165 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3611 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3611 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3638 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3638 Référence CVE CVE-2021-46174 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46174 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24599 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24599 Référence CVE CVE-2022-35205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35205 Référence CVE CVE-2022-38533 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38533 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4285 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4285 Référence CVE CVE-2022-44840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44840 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45703 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45703 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47007 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47007 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47010 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
n/a
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 22 Aug 2023 · Last source change 29 Oct 2024, 15:11 UTC · CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-38097
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-38097↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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