CVE-2017-7226

binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in pe_ILF_object_p function in libbfd

Published Mar 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The pe_ILF_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read of size 4049 because it uses the strlen function instead of strnlen, leading to program crashes in several utilities such as addr2line, size, and strings. It could lead to information disclosure as well.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16261 The pe_ILF_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read of size 4049 because it uses the strlen function instead of strnlen, leading to program crashes in several utilities such as addr2line, size, and strings. It could lead to information disclosure as well.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:19 PM
Reserved
Mar 22, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 22, 2017, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM