The _bfd_elf_parse_attributes function in elf-attrs.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 (_bfd_elf_attr_strdup heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Jan 8, 2018 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Sep 12, 2019 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Sep 25, 2019 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Feb 15, 2019 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade runtime/clisp to version 2.49-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/bcc to version 0.16.17-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.30.1-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 18, 2018 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 1, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade binutils-devel-32bit | Dec 1, 2017 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | Sep 4, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 4, 2017 |
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