CVE-2017-13757
published 2017-08-29CVE-2017-13757: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.47%
71.1th percentile
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.29-10 (bookworm) | binutils 2.29-10 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/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
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-gp9g-9j35-qx4x: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-gp9g-9j35-qx4x: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
OSV
CVE-2017-13757: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-08-29·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-13757: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
Red Hat
binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c
vendor_redhat·2017-08-29·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c
binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
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-2017-13757: binutils - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Bin...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-13757: binutils - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Bin...
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.29-10)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.29-10)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.29-10)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.29-10)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.29-10)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-13757 CVE-2017-14128 CVE-2017-14129 CVE-2017-14130 binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-09-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-13757 CVE-2017-14128 CVE-2017-14129 CVE-2017-14130 binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-13757 CVE-2017-14128 CVE-2017-14129 CVE-2017-14130 binutils: various flaws [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
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-13757 CVE-2017-14128 CVE-2017-14129 CVE-2017-14130 mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-09-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-13757 CVE-2017-14128 CVE-2017-14129 CVE-2017-14130 mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2017-13757 CVE-2017-14128 CVE-2017-14129 CVE-2017-14130 mingw-binutils: various flaws [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 affects multip
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-13757 binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c
bugzilla·2017-09-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-13757 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-13757 binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c
CVE-2017-13757 binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed
in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer
over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to
elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and
elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22018
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=90efb6422939ca031804266fba669f77c22a274a
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedor
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100532https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22018https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=90efb6422939ca031804266fba669f77c22a274ahttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100532https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22018https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=90efb6422939ca031804266fba669f77c22a274a
2017-08-29
Published