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Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.30-79.el8

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.6% (76th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-BINUTILS-2075204
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 Oct 2019
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Introduced: 8 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-17450 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-674 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-121 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 binutils to version 0:2.30-79.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos:8. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.