<p>Upgrade <code>Debian:11</code> <code>binutils</code> to version 2.29-9 or higher.</p>

Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.29-9

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

User Interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.09% (40^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-BINUTILS-514735
published 4 Aug 2017
disclosed 4 Aug 2017

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Introduced: 4 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12450 Open this link in a new tab CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 binutils to version 2.29-9 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.

The alpha_vms_object_p function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted vms alpha file.