GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode at /gdb/ada-lang.c.

An update of the gdb package has been released.

GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode at /gdb/ada-lang.c.

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The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has gdb packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - 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. (CVE-2023-39130)

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap use after free via the function     add_pe_exported_sym() at /gdb/coff-pe-read.c. (CVE-2023-39129)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of gdb installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-39128 advisory.

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of gdb installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-39128 advisory.

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of gdb installed on the remote host is prior to 8.0.1-36. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2685 advisory.

    GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

    GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap use after free via the function     add_pe_exported_sym() at /gdb/coff-pe-read.c. (CVE-2023-39129)

    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. (CVE-2023-39130)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-738 advisory.

    GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

    GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap use after free via the function     add_pe_exported_sym() at /gdb/coff-pe-read.c. (CVE-2023-39129)

    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. (CVE-2023-39130)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the gdb packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c.(CVE-2023-39128)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS gdb security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6842-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled certain memory operations when parsing an ELF file. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue is the result of an     incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-4285)

    It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker     could use this

    issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute

    arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

    (CVE-2023-1972)

    It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a stack overflow. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

    (CVE-2023-39128)

    It was discovered that gdb had a use after free vulnerability under certain circumstances. An attacker     could use this to cause

    a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue

    only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

    and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-39129)

    It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a

    heap based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly     execute arbitrary code. This issue

    only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-39130)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the gdb packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap use after free via the function     add_pe_exported_sym() at /gdb/coff-pe-read.c. (CVE-2023-39129)

  - 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. (CVE-2023-39130)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the gdb packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the gdb packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function ada_decode     at /gdb/ada-lang.c. (CVE-2023-39128)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
276712	Photon OS 5.0: Gdb PHSA-2025-5.0-0648	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
504160	Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2023-39128)	Tenable OT Security	Tenable.ot	medium
242767	NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : gdb Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0165)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	medium
227128	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-39128	Nessus	Misc.	medium
215697	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: gdb (CVE-2023-39128)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	medium
210124	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: gdb (CVE-2023-39128)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	medium
210066	Amazon Linux 2 : gdb (ALAS-2024-2685)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
208971	Amazon Linux 2023 : gdb, gdb-gdbserver, gdb-headless (ALAS2023-2024-738)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
202550	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2024-1930)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
202540	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2024-1957)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
200771	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : gdb vulnerabilities (USN-6842-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
192362	EulerOS Virtualization 2.11.0 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2024-1441)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
192350	EulerOS Virtualization 2.11.1 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2024-1413)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188670	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.0 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2023-3470)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188652	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2023-3240)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188497	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2023-3210)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188352	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.1 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2023-3498)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188321	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2023-3175)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
188088	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : gdb (EulerOS-SA-2023-3268)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium

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