CVE-2021-3487
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
There's a flaw in the BFD library of binutils in versions before 2.36. An attacker who supplies a crafted file to an application linked with BFD, and using the DWARF functionality, could cause an impact to system availability by way of excessive memory consumption.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | binutils | Not affected (2.39-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Not affected (2.41-r0) |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947111
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3Z3KSJY3CLAAFFT7FNFCJOMDITPQGN56/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6V2LF5AVOUTHPYY2O5TRNAIXVMXFDGL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNBNDMJWZOQYCEZXENHBSM6DBZ332UZZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3Z3KSJY3CLAAFFT7FNFCJOMDITPQGN56/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Q6V2LF5AVOUTHPYY2O5TRNAIXVMXFDGL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RNBNDMJWZOQYCEZXENHBSM6DBZ332UZZ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30