vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-12455): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 4, 2017 | Jul 22, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 4, 2017
Added
Jul 22, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The evax_bfd_print_emh function in vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms alpha file.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
References
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