Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-6413-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6413-1 advisory. It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to...

GLSA-202309-15 : GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202309-15 GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Binutils. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...

GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Background The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Binutils. Please review the CVE identifie...

Fedora 38 : gdb (2023-d94be55511)

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-d94be55511 advisory. Security fix for CVE-2022-48064 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note that Nessus h...

GNU Binutils Memory Leak Vulnerability

GNU Binutils is a set of tools for working with binary files. A memory leak vulnerability exists in GNU Binutils, which originates from the function findabstractinstance in dwarf2.c contains a memory leak that can be exploited by an attacker to cause the program to crash...

GNU Binutils Buffer Overflow

The vulnerability of the GNU Binutils development tool lies in the incorrect definition of the reference before accessing a file. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges...

GNU Binutils Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the bfdpefparsefunctionstubs function bfd/pef.c in the GNU Binutils development environment is related to the use of a null pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

GNU Binutils parse_module Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the parsemodule function in the GNU Binutils development environment is related to reading beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure or exert other adverse effects...

libbfd Heap Buffer Overflow Info Disclosure

The vulnerability of the libbfd library in the GNU Binutils development environment, within the Debian GNU operating system, relates to reading data beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information...

GNU Binutils Process Symbol Table DoS

The vulnerability of the processsymboltable function in the GNU Binutils development environment is related to reading beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...

GNU Binutils Development Environment Memory Leak DoS

The vulnerability of the parsestabstructfields function in the GNU development environment is related to a memory release error. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

libbfd Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the libbfd library in the GNU Binutils development environment is related to the use of a zero pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

GNU Binutils Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the bfdmachogetsyntheticsymtab function in the GNU Binutils development toolset is related to insufficient input validation. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause service failures or other adverse effects...

USN-6381-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

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 memory exhaustion. CVE-2020-19724, CVE-2020-21490 It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks in several functions...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-6381-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6381-1 advisory. 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...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2023-2803)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

GNU Binutils Resource Management Error Vulnerability

GNU Binutils is a set of tools for working with binary files. A resource management error vulnerability exists in GNU Binutils, which stems from the function bfddwarf2findnearestlinewithalt in dwarf2.c containing an excessive memory consumption vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker t...

GNU Binutils objdump Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

GNU Binutils objdump is a command-line tool in the toolset that is primarily used to analyze and display detailed information about binary files e.g. executables, target files, static libraries, etc.. GNU Binutils objdump suffers from a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that stems from a boundar...

GNU Binutils objdump Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU Binutils objdump is a command-line tool in the toolset that is primarily used to analyze and display detailed information about binary files e.g. executables, target files, static libraries, etc.. A denial of service vulnerability exists in GNU Binutils objdump, which originates from the...

Gnu Binutils objdump Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

Gnu Binutils objdump is a command-line tool in the GNU Binutils toolset that is mainly used to analyze binary files e.g., executables, target files, static libraries, etc. and display their detailed information. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in Gnu Binutils objdump, which stems from ...