GNU Binutils Binary File Descriptor Library Integer Overflow Vulnerability

The GNU Binutils Binary File Descriptor Library is prone to an integer overflow vulnerability.

This vulnerability manifests when a tool that is linked to the affected library is used to process a malicious binary. If a binary is sufficient to trigger the issue, attacker-supplied code may be executed in the context of the user that is running the vulnerable utility.

GNU Binutils up to version 2.16-r1 are affected.


 

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