Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-BINUTILS-15857086
  • published31 Mar 2026
  • disclosed23 Mar 2026
  • creditChen Zhengzhe

Introduced: 23 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-4647  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the processing of XCOFF object files due to improper validation of relocation type values. An attacker can cause application crashes or access unintended memory contents by supplying a specially crafted XCOFF file to a vulnerable application.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1