Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting binutils package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (22nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-BINUTILS-1985054
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 13 Feb 2017
Introduced: 13 Feb 2017
CVE-2017-6965 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 binutils.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.