CVE-2017-8396

binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the existing reloc offset range tests

Published May 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17348 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 1, 2017, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 22, 2017, 12:00 AM