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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.43% (75th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
4 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-BINUTILS-340803
  • published 15 Nov 2017
  • disclosed 15 Nov 2017
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Introduced: 15 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16832 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 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 pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.