Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils-cross-embedded package, versions <2.37-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.28% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE322-BINUTILSCROSSEMBEDDED-10275922
  • published31 May 2025
  • disclosed27 Dec 2020

Introduced: 27 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-35448  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.22 binutils-cross-embedded to version 2.37-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-cross-embedded package and not the binutils-cross-embedded package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in bfd_getl_signed_32 in libbfd.c because sh_entsize is not validated in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1