Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.37.50.20220106-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.41% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILS-17992920
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Dec 2021

Introduced: 15 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45078  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.37.50.20220106-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

stab_xcoff_builtin_type in stabs.c in GNU Binutils through 2.37 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by an out-of-bounds write. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2018-12699.

CVSS Base Scores

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