Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.35.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BINUTILS-1089440
  • published28 Mar 2021
  • disclosed29 Apr 2021

Introduced: 28 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20294  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable binutils to version 2.35.2-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in binutils readelf 2.35 program. An attacker who is able to convince a victim using readelf to read a crafted file could trigger a stack buffer overflow, out-of-bounds write of arbitrary data supplied by the attacker. The highest impact of this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS Scores

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