GNU binutils 2.29 readelf elfcomm.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils 2.29. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file elfcomm.c of the component readelf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-15996. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils 2.29 (Programming Tool Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file elfcomm.c of the component readelf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2017. The weakness was presented 10/29/2017 as Bug 22361 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at sourceware.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15996 since 10/29/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104905 (EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2017-1286)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Huawei Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171641 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2018:3207-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104905) and SecurityFocus (BID 101608†). See VDB-98228, VDB-98229, VDB-98231 and VDB-98335 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 104905
Nessus Name: EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2017-1286)
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Patch: d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Bug 22361
Researcher: Kirit Sankar Gupta
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-15996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108773
SecurityFocus: 101608 - GNU Binutils CVE-2017-15996 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2017 21:10
Updated: 01/05/2023 11:38
Changes: 10/29/2017 21:10 (74), 12/02/2019 07:26 (9), 01/21/2021 09:01 (3), 01/05/2023 11:38 (3)
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