Vigil@nce - binutils: buffer overflow via bfd_pef_parse_function_stub
March 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Fedora.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: user access/rights, denial of service on service,
denial of service on client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 07/01/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via
bfd_pef_parse_function_stub() of binutils, in order to trigger a
denial of service, and possibly to run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/binutils-buffer-overflow-via-bfd-pef-parse-function-stub-34252