Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-46174
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.37.90.20220207-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46174 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.37.90.20220207-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46174 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.37.90.20220207-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46174 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.4 | USN-6544-1 |