CVE-2017-12967
published 2017-08-19CVE-2017-12967: The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause…
PriorityP426medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.10%
86.4th percentile
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.29-5 (bookworm) | binutils 2.29-5 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-5 | 2.29-5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-5 | 2.29-5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-5 | 2.29-5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-5 | 2.29-5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-07-21
CVE-2018-19932 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c
vendor_redhat·2017-08-23·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c
binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-12967: binutils - The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-12967: binutils - The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka...
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.29-5)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.29-5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.29-5)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.29-5)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.29-5)
GHSA
GHSA-x93j-fm3w-m5v9: The getsym function in tekhex
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-x93j-fm3w-m5v9: The getsym function in tekhex
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
OSV
CVE-2017-12967: The getsym function in tekhex
osv·2017-08-19·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-12967: The getsym function in tekhex
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
HackerOne
Two vulnerability in GNU binutils
hackerone·2019-10-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-12799 [HIGH] Two vulnerability in GNU binutils
Two vulnerability in GNU binutils
Last year, I submitted a bug to GNU and applied for two cve:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12799
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12967
## Impact
denial of service or leak information
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12967 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-08-23·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-12967 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-12967 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multipl
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12967 mingw-binutils: binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-08-23·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-12967 mingw-binutils: binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c [epel-all]
CVE-2017-12967 mingw-binutils: binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue aff
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12967 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c
bugzilla·2017-08-23·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-12967 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-12967 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c
CVE-2017-12967 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in getsym function in tekhex.c
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka
libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a
malformed tekhex binary.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21962
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ebe412a7186f1acbc5753d3236f3cab4999f7b90
References:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054665
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1484527]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1484528]
2017-08-19
Published