vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-6969: binutils -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Mar 17, 2017 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 17, 2017
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
Solution
debian-upgrade-binutils
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