Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-BINUTILS-2026232
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Nov 2020

Introduced: 21 Nov 2020

CVE-2021-20294  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in binutils readelf 2.35 program. An attacker who is able to convince a victim using readelf to read a crafted file could trigger a stack buffer overflow, out-of-bounds write of arbitrary data supplied by the attacker. The highest impact of this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS Scores

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