Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.13% (47th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-BINUTILS-1055017
- published 31 Dec 2020
- disclosed 4 Jan 2021
How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:10
binutils
.
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:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw exists in binutils in bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted PEF file to be parsed by objdump could cause a heap buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds read that could lead to an impact to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-35493
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911437
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/