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TITLE:
GNU Binutils assembler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21508

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
GNU Binutils 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/10097/

DESCRIPTION:
Tavis Ormandy has reported a vulnerability in GNU Binutils, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the GNU
assembler. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by
tricking a user into assembling a specially crafted assembly file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running GNU assembler.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.17.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tavis Ormandy

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464

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