CVE-2021-3549
An attacker could use this flaw and pass a large section to avr_elf32_load_records_from_section() probably resulting in a crash or in some cases memory corruption.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An out of bounds flaw was found in GNU binutils objdump utility version 2.36. An attacker could use this flaw and pass a large section to avr_elf32_load_records_from_section() probably resulting in a crash or in some cases memory corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1960717Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1960717Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0005/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.