CVE-2017-12967

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12967
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-19 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils 2.29 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.29 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU Binutils CVE-2017-12967 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
21962 – stack overflow in getsym CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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