GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
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 binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Sep 12, 2019 | May 18, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Sep 25, 2019 | May 18, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Aug 16, 2019 | May 18, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 12, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils-devel | Dec 1, 2017 | May 17, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (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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