🛡️ AZL-7032 — binutils

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2021-45078 affecting package binutils for versions less than 2.37-3

stab_xcoff_builtin_type in stabs.c in GNU Binutils through 2.37 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by an out-of-bounds write. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2018-12699.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

AZL-7032 is recorded against 1 package.

  • binutils (fixed in 2.37-3)

Timeline and source

Published on 15 December 2021 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2021-12-15
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-04-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
binutils — 2.37-3

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