CVE-2017-12799 in binutils

Summary

The elf_read_notesfunction in bfd/elf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file.

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• Reservation: 08/10/2017
• Disclosure: 08/10/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-105211
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.5
• EPSS: 0.00285
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12799
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12799
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-12799/