CVE-2021-3549 — HIGH (7.1) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An out of bounds flaw was found in GNU binutils objdump utility version 2.36. An attacker could use this flaw and pass a large section to avr_elf32_load_records_from_section() probably resulting in a crash or in some cases memory corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Score

7.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.36

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119 CWE-787

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1960717Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1960717Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0005/

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-3549?

CVE-2021-3549 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). An out of bounds flaw was found in GNU binutils objdump utility version 2.36. An attacker could use this flaw and pass a large section to avr_elf32_load_records_from_section() probably resulting in a ...

How severe is CVE-2021-3549?

CVE-2021-3549 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-3549?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Binutils.