Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils-devel package, versions *
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed28 Nov 2017
Introduced: 28 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-17121 (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 Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a location after the end of the to-be-relocated section.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17121
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22506
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b23dc97fe237a1d9e850d7cbeee066183a00630b
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=b23dc97fe237a1d9e850d7cbeee066183a00630b