Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions *
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- published4 Aug 2017
- disclosed4 Aug 2017
Introduced: 4 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12449 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:8 binutils.
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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms file.