UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9955
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Summary:
Details: The get_build_id function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9955, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9955
Affected packages
Package
Name: binutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -None
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
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Integrity
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Availability
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