Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-349065
- published 30 Nov 2017
- disclosed 30 Nov 2017
Introduced: 30 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-17080 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.