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


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 2.73% (91st percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-403343
  • published 19 Jun 2017
  • disclosed 19 Jun 2017

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.

The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution.