CVE Catalog
CVE-2023-39130
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.23%
13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs
Summary
In version 13.0.50.20220805-git of GNU gdb (GDB), a heap buffer overflow was discovered in the function pe_as16() in the file /gdb/coff-pe-read.c.
Risk Assessment
Heap buffer overflow can lead to arbitrary code execution, posing a serious security risk to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update GDB to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function pe_as16() at /gdb/coff-pe-read.c.