CVE-2021-45078

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.

Summary:

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.

Reference Links(if available):

  • https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28694
  • https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=161e87d12167b1e36193385485c1f6ce92f74f02
  • https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UQBH244M5PV6S6UMHUTCVCWFZDX7Y4M6/
  • https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UUHLDDT3HH7YEY6TX7IJRGPJUTNNVEL3/
  • CVSS Score (if available)

    v2: / MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    v3: / HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

    Links to Exploits(if available)