Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions <2.33.50.20200107-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.13% (47th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-BINUTILS-1055019
- published 31 Dec 2020
- disclosed 4 Jan 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
binutils
to version 2.33.50.20200107-1 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 Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw exists in binutils in bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted PEF file to be parsed by objdump could cause a heap buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds read that could lead to an impact to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.