#VU61550 Input validation error in Binutils - CVE-2021-3487
Published: March 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61550
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3487
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the BFD library in binutils. A remote attacker who supplies a crafted file to an application linked with BFD can use the DWARF functionality to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947111
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6V2LF5AVOUTHPYY2O5TRNAIXVMXFDGL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNBNDMJWZOQYCEZXENHBSM6DBZ332UZZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3Z3KSJY3CLAAFFT7FNFCJOMDITPQGN56/