The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.
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 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Nov 27, 2018 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Dec 18, 2019 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Nov 19, 2019 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade runtime/clisp to version 2.49-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.30.1-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/bcc to version 0.16.17-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 18, 2018 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 4, 2017 |
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