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CVE-2021-45078
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-12-15T20:15:08.797 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:13:08.150

Summary

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.

Affected products

gnu — binutils

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