The pe_ILF_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read of size 4049 because it uses the strlen function instead of strnlen, leading to program crashes in several utilities such as addr2line, size, and strings. It could lead to information disclosure as well.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Dec 4, 2019 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Dec 18, 2019 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade libctf0Upgrade binutils-goldUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils | Dec 1, 2017 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 22, 2017 |
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