Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-BINUTILSDEVEL-1973563
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jul 2017

Introduced: 21 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-12456  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 binutils-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-devel package and not the binutils-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The read_symbol_stabs_debugging_info function in rddbg.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted binary file.