CVE-2017-12967 | BDVDB-2026-89403 Detail

Description#

The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21962
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100462
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-08-19Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.