Gnu · Gnu Binutils · CVE-2017-7301
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
GNU Binutils version 2.28
**Description**
The Binary File Descriptor library has an off-by-one vulnerability in the aout link add symbols function due to insufficient string offset checking. This issue could cause the GNU linker program to crash.
**Recommendations**
For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version may cause the GNU linker program to crash due to the off-by-one vulnerability in the aout link add symbols function.