A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.316244 | technical description vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316244 | signature vdb entry permissions required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.614375 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 | broken link issue tracking |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2 | broken link issue tracking |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16118 | broken link exploit |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b | broken link patch |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | product |