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    CVE-2017-8421

    The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.

    Published:Apr 27, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:May 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00087
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Binutils

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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