Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.29-9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-BINUTILS-5675686
  • published4 Sept 2017
  • disclosed4 Sept 2017

Introduced: 4 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14128  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 binutils to version 2.29-9 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

The decode_line_info function in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read_1_byte heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.