Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-BINUTILS-404233
  • published15 Nov 2017
  • disclosed15 Nov 2017

Introduced: 15 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16827  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The aout_get_external_symbols function in aoutx.h in 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 (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS Scores

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