CVE-2017-12451

binutils: out of bounds stack read in _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function

Published Aug 4, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds stack read via a crafted COFF image file.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-4023 The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds stack read via a crafted COFF image file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 4, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:03 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 19, 2017, 12:00 AM