PT-2017-17591 · Gnu+2 · Gnu Binutils+2

Marcel Böhme + 1 · Published 2017-03-22 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2017-7227

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Binutils version 2.28

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the GNU linker (ld) when processing a malformed input script. This occurs due to the lack of '0' termination of a name field in ldlex.l, leading to a program crash.

Recommendations For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version is affected by the heap-based buffer overflow.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7227

MGASA-2019-0169

SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1

USN-4336-2

Affected Products

Gnu Binutils

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 618

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4492 · Vendor Advisory
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