CVE-2017-16831
published 2017-11-15CVE-2017-16831: coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows…
PriorityP430high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.79%
76.1th percentile
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
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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GHSA
GHSA-x3hp-v34p-5x6h: coffgen
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-16831 [HIGH] CWE-190 GHSA-x3hp-v34p-5x6h: coffgen
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
OSV
CVE-2017-16831: coffgen
osv·2017-11-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16831 [HIGH] CVE-2017-16831: coffgen
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
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: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
vendor_redhat·2017-11-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16831 [HIGH] CWE-190 binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
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-2017-16831: binutils - coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribut...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16831 [HIGH] CVE-2017-16831: binutils - coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribut...
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
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)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-16831 binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
bugzilla·2017-11-29·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16831 [HIGH] CVE-2017-16831 binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
CVE-2017-16831 binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Upstream issue:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385
Upstream patches:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1499311]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1499310]
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
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8cahttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca
2017-11-15
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