Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-45078
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.37.50.20220106-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45078 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.37.50.20220106-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45078 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.37.50.20220106-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45078 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28694 x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=161e87d12167b1e36193385485c1f6ce92f74f02 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-f2c6802743 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-3614c0b466 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220107-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-202208-30 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO