CVE-2017-7299

binutils: Out-of-bounds read in bfd_elf_final_link function

Published Mar 29, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not check the format of the input file before trying to read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability leads to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16326 The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not check the format of the input file before trying to read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability leads to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:56 PM
Reserved
Mar 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 29, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 2, 2016, 12:00 AM