vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-16832): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 15, 2017 | Jul 22, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Added
Jul 22, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
References
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