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Overview
The aout_get_external_symbols function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
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CVSS Score
7.8
low severity
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Attack VectorLocal
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Attack ComplexityLow
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Privileges RequiredNone
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User InteractionRequired
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ScopeUnchanged
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ConfidentialityHigh
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IntegrityHigh
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AvailabilityHigh
- CVE
- CVE-2017-16827
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Snyk ID
- SNYK-DEBIAN9-BINUTILS-404233
- Disclosed
- 15 Nov, 2017
- Published
- 15 Nov, 2017