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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.29.90.20180122-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.14% (49th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-BINUTILS-521314
  • published 30 Nov 2017
  • disclosed 30 Nov 2017
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Introduced: 30 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-17080 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 binutils to version 2.29.90.20180122-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.