UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45078

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45078

    Published: 15 Dec 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45078, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5341-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6160-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45078

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
    2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
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