DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45078

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45078

    Published: 15 Dec 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-45078

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-45078

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.37.50.20220106-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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