CVE-2017-6969
published 2017-03-17CVE-2017-6969: readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program…
PriorityP342critical9.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
3.75%
88.7th percentile
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
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
nvdv3.09.1CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
osv9.1CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.1CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.1CRITICAL
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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 over-read in readelf when processing corrupt RL78 binaries
vendor_redhat·2017-02-14·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-6969 [CRITICAL] CWE-125 binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in readelf when processing corrupt RL78 binaries
binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in readelf when processing corrupt RL78 binaries
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
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-2017-6969: binutils - readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read whil...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-6969 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-6969: binutils - readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read whil...
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
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-43g9-956r-vq78: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-6969 [CRITICAL] CWE-125 GHSA-43g9-956r-vq78: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
OSV
CVE-2017-6969: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-03-17·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-6969 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-6969: readelf in GNU Binutils 2
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6969 binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in readelf when processing corrupt RL78 binaries
bugzilla·2017-03-24·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-6969 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-6969 binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in readelf when processing corrupt RL78 binaries
CVE-2017-6969 binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in readelf when processing corrupt RL78 binaries
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156
Upstream fixes:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b814a36d3440de95f2ac6eaa4fc7935c322ea456
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=43a444f9c5bfd44b4304eafd78338e21d54bea14
Discussion:
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1435309]
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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