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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils package, versions <2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

low

Snyk CVSS

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

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.24% (65th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
7.8 high
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-340813
  • published 15 Nov 2017
  • disclosed 15 Nov 2017
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Introduced: 15 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16828 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 binutils to version 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 or higher.

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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The display_debug_frames function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to print_debug_frame.