PT-2017-19160 · Gnu+1 · Gnu Binutils+1

Alexandre Adamski · Published 2017-06-19 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2017-9753

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the versados mkobject function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, which does not initialize a certain data structure. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, such as a buffer overflow and application crash, or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted binary file. For example, this can occur during the execution of "objdump -D" with a mishandled file.

Recommendations For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version does not properly initialize a certain data structure, leading to potential security risks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9753

USN-4336-2

Affected Products

Gnu Binutils

Ubuntu

References · 454

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