Out-of-Bounds Affecting mingw32-binutils package, versions <0:2.41-3.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-MINGW32BINUTILS-6749193
  • published1 May 2024
  • disclosed11 Jan 2023

Introduced: 11 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-1579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 mingw32-binutils to version 0:2.41-3.el9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mingw32-binutils package and not the mingw32-binutils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

CVSS Base Scores

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