CVE-2021-3487
CVSS V2 High 7.1
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
There's a flaw in the BFD library of binutils in versions before 2.36. An attacker who supplies a crafted file to an application linked with BFD, and using the DWARF functionality, could cause an impact to system availability by way of excessive memory consumption.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-3487
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-04-15T14:15:17
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-10-27T12:45:53
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.36 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.1
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947111 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3Z3KSJY3CLAAFFT7FNFCJOMDITPQGN56/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6V2LF5AVOUTHPYY2O5TRNAIXVMXFDGL/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNBNDMJWZOQYCEZXENHBSM6DBZ332UZZ/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3487 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3487 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:13:24 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 02:01:34 | 2021-04-15T14:15Z | 2021-04-15T14:15:17 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 02:01:34 | 2022-10-27T12:45:53 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 02:01:34 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 02:01:39 | References | updated |