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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.11% (45th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-349235
  • published 4 Jan 2019
  • disclosed 4 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 4 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-20671 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 binutils to version 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size.