CVE-2017-17123 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Binutils

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedDec 4
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted COFF based file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.29.90.20180122-1+3
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.29.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-23x3-5g9f-qhxq: The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2017-17123: The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode↗2017-12-04
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OSV
CVE-2017-17123: The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode↗2017-12-04
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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 coff_slurp_reloc_table function↗2017-11-28
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Debian
CVE-2017-17123: binutils - The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor ...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17123 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the coff_slurp_reloc_table function↗2017-12-11
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