7.1
CWE
20 400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2021-3487: Input Validation

First published: Wed Apr 07 2021(Updated: )

** REJECT ** Non Security Issue. See the binutils security policy for more details, https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/tree/binutils/SECURITY.txt

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
GNU Binutils<2.36
Redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
redhat/binutils<2.36
2.36

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-3487?

    CVE-2021-3487 is a vulnerability in the BFD library of binutils before version 2.36 that allows an attacker to cause excessive memory consumption.

  • How does CVE-2021-3487 impact system availability?

    CVE-2021-3487 can impact system availability by causing excessive memory consumption.

  • Which versions of binutils are affected by CVE-2021-3487?

    Versions before 2.36 of binutils are affected by CVE-2021-3487.

  • How can I fix CVE-2021-3487?

    To fix CVE-2021-3487, update binutils to version 2.36 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-3487?

    You can find more information about CVE-2021-3487 on the MITRE CVE database and the Ubuntu security notices.

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