CVE-2021-46174: gnu binutils Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46174DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46174
Published 22-08-2023Last modified 03-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-46174 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 22-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.82% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (sourceware.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- binutils< 2.37.90.20220207-1
Gnu1 product
- binutils< 2.38
Ubuntu1 product
- binutils< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7 | < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 | < 2.34-6ubuntu1.7
3 vendors · 3 products
