Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.27.51.20161102-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.55% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-BINUTILS-403381
  • published24 Feb 2017
  • disclosed24 Feb 2017

Introduced: 24 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-2226  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 binutils to version 2.27.51.20161102-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the string_appends function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable, which triggers a buffer overflow.