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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting binutils package, versions *

0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.53% (77th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-BINUTILS-1979555
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 28 Nov 2017
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Introduced: 28 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-17124 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.