CVE-2017-13710 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Binutils

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference11 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedAug 27
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The setup_group function in elf.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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a group section that is too small.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.29-9+3
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.29

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wq3x-cwmw-cm9j: The setup_group function in elf↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-13710: The setup_group function in elf↗2017-08-27
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OSV
CVE-2017-13710: The setup_group function in elf↗2017-08-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2021-07-21
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Red Hat
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the setup_group function↗2017-08-14
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Debian
CVE-2017-13710: binutils - The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (a...↗2017
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-13710 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the setup_group function↗2017-08-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12448 CVE-2017-12449 CVE-2017-12450 CVE-2017-12451 CVE-2017-12452 CVE-2017-12453 CVE-2017-12454 CVE-2017-12455 CVE-2017-12456 CVE-2017-12457 CVE-2017-12458 CVE-2017-12459 CVE-2017-13710 CVE-2↗2017-08-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12448 CVE-2017-12449 CVE-2017-12450 CVE-2017-12451 CVE-2017-12452 CVE-2017-12453 CVE-2017-12454 CVE-2017-12455 CVE-2017-12456 CVE-2017-12457 CVE-2017-12458 CVE-2017-12459 CVE-2017-13710 CVE-2↗2017-08-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12448 CVE-2017-12449 CVE-2017-12450 CVE-2017-12451 CVE-2017-12452 CVE-2017-12453 CVE-2017-12454 CVE-2017-12455 CVE-2017-12456 CVE-2017-12457 CVE-2017-12458 CVE-2017-12459 CVE-2017-13710 CVE-2↗2017-08-21
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