GNU Binutils CVE-2017-13757 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	100532
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-13757
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 29 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 29 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	Kamil Frankowicz.
Vulnerable:	GNU Binutils 2.29
Not Vulnerable:

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-13757 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU Binutils is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

GNU Binutils 2.29 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-13757 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-13757 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-13757 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• GNU Homepage (binutils)
  
• Bug 22018 - Heap out of bounds read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab() (Sourceware)
  
• x86: Check for valid PLT section size (Sourceware)