UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8421

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8421

    Published: 2 May 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8421

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8421, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6413-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8421

    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

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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