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Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions <2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (41st percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-349278
  • published 1 May 2017
  • disclosed 1 May 2017
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Introduced: 1 May 2017

CVE-2017-8396 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 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 Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 because the existing reloc offset range tests didn't catch small negative offsets less than the size of the reloc field. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to crash.