CVE-2017-15996
published 2017-10-29CVE-2017-15996: elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other…
PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.36%
81.9th percentile
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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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: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
vendor_redhat·2017-10-27·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15996 [HIGH] CWE-119 binutils: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
binutils: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
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-2017-15996: binutils - elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a den...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15996 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15996: binutils - elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a den...
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
GHSA
GHSA-575w-2h42-5mmg: elfcomm
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-15996 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-575w-2h42-5mmg: elfcomm
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
OSV
CVE-2017-15996: elfcomm
osv·2017-10-29·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15996 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15996: elfcomm
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15996 binutils: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
bugzilla·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15996 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15996 binutils: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
CVE-2017-15996 binutils: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Upstream issue:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361
Upstream patches:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=1b86808a86077722ee4f42ff97f836b12420bb2a
References:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b
Discussion
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
bugzilla·2017-10-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14529 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2017-15022 ... 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 releva
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
bugzilla·2017-10-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14529 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2017-15022 ... 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 rele
arXiv
Fine Grained Dataflow Tracking with Proximal Gradients
arxiv_fulltext·2021-02-24
Fine Grained Dataflow Tracking with Proximal Gradients
Fine Grained Dataflow Tracking with Proximal Gradients
Gabriel Ryan^ , Abhishek Shah^ , Dongdong She^ , Koustubha Bhat^ , Suman Jana^
^ Columbia University, ^ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
## Abstract
Dataflow tracking with Dynamic Taint Analysis (DTA) is an important method in systems security with many applications, including exploit analysis, guided fuzzing, and side-channel information leak detection. However, DTA is fundamentally limited by the Boolean nature of taint labels, which provide no information about the significance of detected dataflows and lead to false positives/negatives on complex real world programs.
We introduce proximal gradient analysis (PGA), a novel, theoretically grounded approach that can track more accurate and fine-grained dataflow information.
PGA uses p
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438bhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b
2017-10-29
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