#VU84095 Out-of-bounds write in Binutils - CVE-2021-46174
Published: December 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84095
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46174
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 a boundary error within the bfd_getl32() function in objdump. A remote attacker can trick the victim to pass specially crfated input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write error and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.