CVE-2017-6965
published 2017-03-17CVE-2017-6965: readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.16%
64.0th percentile
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.28-3 (bookworm) | binutils 2.28-3 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-3 | 2.28-3 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-3 | 2.28-3 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-3 | 2.28-3 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-3 | 2.28-3 |
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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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: Heap-based buffer overflow in target_specific_reloc_handling in readelf
vendor_redhat·2017-02-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6965 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in target_specific_reloc_handling in readelf
binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in target_specific_reloc_handling in readelf
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
A vulnerability was found in the readelf utility; part of binutils. A crafted ELF executable or shared library could cause readelf to write arbitrary locations on the heap while processing relocations, leading to a crash or potential code execution.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classific
Debian
CVE-2017-6965: binutils - readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrup...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6965 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6965: binutils - readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrup...
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.28-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.28-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.28-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.28-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.28-3)
GHSA
GHSA-g89c-q494-cj5h: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-6965 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-g89c-q494-cj5h: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
OSV
CVE-2017-6965: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-03-17·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6965 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6965: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6965 binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in target_specific_reloc_handling in readelf
bugzilla·2017-03-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6965 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6965 binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in target_specific_reloc_handling in readelf
CVE-2017-6965 binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in target_specific_reloc_handling in readelf
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21137
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=03f7786e2f440b9892b1c34a58fb26222ce1b493
Discussion:
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1435309]
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Statement:
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classificat
Bugzilla
mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-03-23·CVSS 5.5
[MEDIUM] mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
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 multiple supported versions of Fedora EPEL. While
only one trackin
2017-03-17
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