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binutils — security advisory
Format string vulnerability in c++filt in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string in (1) C++ or (2) Java source code.
- Products
- binutils
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.18.1~cvs20080103-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-2310
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Format string vulnerability in c++filt in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string in (1) C++ or (2) Java source code.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2310
binutils
Fixed versions: 2.18.1~cvs20080103-1
binutils
Fixed versions: 2.18.1~cvs20080103-1
binutils
Fixed versions: 2.18.1~cvs20080103-1
Complete source record
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