PT-2017-17649 · Gnu+1 · Gnu Binutils+1

Marcel Böhme + 1 · Published 2017-03-29 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-7303

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 Binary File Descriptor library is susceptible to an invalid read due to a missing check for null headers in the find link function. This issue can cause utilities like strip to crash.

Recommendations For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider updating to a newer version that includes a fix for the invalid read issue in the find link function. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the strip utility until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7303

MGASA-2019-0169

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_3223-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1

SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3207-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3207-2

Affected Products

Gnu Binutils

Suse

References · 361

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20922 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07766 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07772 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07769 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:3207-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/695320 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00672 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07767 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7303 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00577 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00572 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00575 · Security Note