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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting binutils package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.25% (65th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-BINUTILS-339905
  • published 27 Aug 2017
  • disclosed 27 Aug 2017
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Introduced: 27 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-13710 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a group section that is too small.