Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils package, versions <2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5
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- published4 Dec 2017
- disclosed4 Dec 2017
Introduced: 4 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17122 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 binutils to version 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-17122
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17122
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22508
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d785b7d4b877ed465d04072e17ca19d0f47d840f
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d785b7d4b877ed465d04072e17ca19d0f47d840f