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Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting binutils package, versions <2.18.1~cvs20080103-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.28% (68th percentile)
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NVD
6.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-BINUTILS-522393
  • published 1 Jul 2008
  • disclosed 1 Jul 2008
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Introduced: 1 Jul 2008

CVE-2008-2310 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-134 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 binutils to version 2.18.1~cvs20080103-1 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.

Format string vulnerability in c++filt in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string in (1) C++ or (2) Java source code.