CVE-2017-17122

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17122
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-04 08:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:41:00 UTC
DescriptionThe dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils 2.29.1 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.29.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit sourceware.org
22508 – Heap overflow in dump_relocs_in_section MISC sourceware.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit MISC sourceware.org Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199808 Ubuntu Security Notification for GNU binutils Vulnerabilities (USN-6413-1)
  • 710297 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17)
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