vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-16829: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 15, 2017 | Nov 27, 2018 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Added
Nov 27, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-devel-binutils
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