coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Nov 27, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 15, 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 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 2, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bit | Oct 18, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 15, 2017 |
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