CVE-2017-8421
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-8421 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-05-02 17:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-772
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201709-02) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| 21440 – Malicious PE with invalid extended relocation can cause binutils/objdumo 2.28 to allocate any-size big memory | CONFIRM | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 199808 Ubuntu Security Notification for GNU binutils Vulnerabilities (USN-6413-1)