CVE-2017-16827 | BDVDB-2026-92942 Detail

Description#

The aout_get_external_symbols function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22306
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0301ce1486b1450f219202677f30d0fa97335419

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-11-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.