CVE-2021-46174
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6381-1
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37.
Desbordamiento de búfer basado en el montículo en la función bfd_getl32 de Binutils objdump 3.37.
It was discovered that a memory leak existed in certain GNU binutils modules. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-01-10 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-22 CVE Published
- 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-03 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28753 | 2024-10-03 |
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