CVE-2017-17080 | BDVDB-2026-93546 Detail

Description#

elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.

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=22421
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-11-30Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.