UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17122

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17122

    Published: 4 Dec 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-17122

    Summary:

    Details: The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17122, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5341-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6413-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17122

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm5?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5

    Affected versions

    2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
    2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High