GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file with many program headers, related to the get_program_headers function in readelf.c.
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 | May 18, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 17, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Dec 4, 2019 | May 18, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Dec 18, 2019 | May 18, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Nov 19, 2019 | May 18, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 12, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutils-gold | Dec 1, 2017 | May 17, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | May 17, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 18, 2017 |
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