GNU binutils 2.28 GNU Assembler memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils 2.28. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component GNU Assembler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7223. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU binutils 2.28 (Programming Tool Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component GNU Assembler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GNU assembler in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow (of size 1) while attempting to unget an EOF character from the input stream, potentially leading to a program crash.

The bug was discovered 03/22/2017. The weakness was published 03/22/2017 as Bug 20898 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7223 since 03/22/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105627 (GLSA-201801-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105627) and SecurityFocus (BID 104021†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98228, VDB-98229, VDB-98231 and VDB-98335. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 105627
Nessus Name: GLSA-201801-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Bug 20898
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98370
SecurityFocus: 104021 - GNU Binutils CVE-2018-10535 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7223 - GNU - Binutils - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2017 21:39
Changes: 03/22/2017 21:39 (82)
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Cache ID: 216:B9E:103

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