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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20284
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20284
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | binutils | 2.38-3, 2.35.50.20210106-1, 2.39.50.20221224-1 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 26, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated