<p>There is no fixed version for <code>Ubuntu:14.04</code> <code>binutils</code>.</p>

Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions *

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.2% (58^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-BINUTILS-403611
published 22 Mar 2017
disclosed 22 Mar 2017

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Introduced: 22 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7227 Open this link in a new tab CWE-119 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.

GNU linker (ld) in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow while processing a bogus input script, leading to a program crash. This relates to lack of '\0' termination of a name field in ldlex.l.