vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17125): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 4, 2017 | Jul 22, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 4, 2017
Added
Jul 22, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
References
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