#VU59293 Out-of-bounds write in Binutils - CVE-2021-45078 

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#VU59293 Out-of-bounds write in Binutils - CVE-2021-45078

Published: January 7, 2022 / Updated: March 23, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59293
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45078
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in stab_xcoff_builtin_type() function in stabs.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to incorrect patch for #VU13471 (CVE-2018-12699).


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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