Denial of service in GNU gdb
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-39129 CVE-2023-39130 CVE-2023-39128 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 CWE-122 CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
The GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU85873
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39129
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the add_pe_exported_sym() function in /gdb/coff-pe-read.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to call the application on a psecially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsThe GNU Project Debugger (GDB): 13.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30640
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU85876
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39130
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the pe_as16() function in /gdb/coff-pe-read.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run the debugger on a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsThe GNU Project Debugger (GDB): 13.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30641
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU85875
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39128
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ada_decode() function in /gdb/ada-lang.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run the debugger on a specially crafted file, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsThe GNU Project Debugger (GDB): 13.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30639
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
