CVE-2017-14333 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Binutils

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or WraparoundCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation10 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 49.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedSep 12
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The process_version_sections function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Integer Overflow, and hang because of a time-consuming loop) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file with invalid values of ent.vn_next, during "readelf -a" execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-7243-v7w4-2xc9: The process_version_sections function in readelf↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2017-14333: The process_version_sections function in readelf↗2017-09-12
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CVEList
CVE-2017-14333: The process_version_sections function in readelf↗2017-09-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2021-07-21
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Red Hat
binutils: Insuficient input validation in process_version_sections function in readelf.c↗2017-08-29
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Debian
CVE-2017-14333: binutils - The process_version_sections function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows a...↗2017
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14333 binutils: Insuficient input validation in process_version_sections function in readelf.c↗2017-09-15
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14333 binutils: Insuficient input validation in process_version_sections function in readelf.c [fedora-all]↗2017-09-15
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14333 mingw-binutils: binutils: Insuficient input validation in process_version_sections function in readelf.c [epel-all]↗2017-09-15
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