High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-45078

Description

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.

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Affected products

GNU/Binutilsdescription
GNU/Binutilsllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.37
osv-coords77 versions
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pkg:rpm/suse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30nvdThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220107-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UQBH244M5PV6S6UMHUTCVCWFZDX7Y4M6/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UUHLDDT3HH7YEY6TX7IJRGPJUTNNVEL3/nvd

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