CVE-2017-7209
published 2017-03-21CVE-2017-7209: The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a…
PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.22%
65.4th percentile
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
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_debian5.5LOW
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: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
vendor_redhat·2017-02-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-7209 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
binutils: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
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-2017-7209: binutils - The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NU...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-7209 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-7209: binutils - The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NU...
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
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-vc9h-g9cm-99gg: The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-7209 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-vc9h-g9cm-99gg: The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
OSV
CVE-2017-7209: The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-03-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-7209 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-7209: The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
arXiv
Multiple Targets Directed Greybox Fuzzing
arxiv_fulltext·2022-06-30
Multiple Targets Directed Greybox Fuzzing
Multiple Targets Directed Greybox Fuzzing
Hongliang Liang, Xianglin Cheng, Jie Liu, Jin Li
H. Liang, X. Cheng, J. Liu are with Trusted Software and Intelligent System Lab, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. E-mail: \hliang, chengxl, liujie_ran\@bupt.edu.cn.
J. Li is with Nation Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Information System Security, Beijing, China. E-mail: [email protected].
This research is partially supported by CNKLSTISS.
## Abstract
Directed greybox fuzzing (DGF) can quickly discover or reproduce bugs in programs by seeking to reach a program location or explore some locations in order. However, due to their static stage division and coarse-grained energy scheduling, prior DGF tools perform poorly when facing multiple target locat
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7209 binutils: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
bugzilla·2017-03-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-7209 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-7209 binutils: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
CVE-2017-7209 binutils: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21135
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f055032e4e922f1e1a5e11026c7c2669fa2a7d19
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1435308]
---
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1435307]
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
Bugzilla
mingw-binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-03-23·CVSS 5.5
[MEDIUM] mingw-binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
mingw-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 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. While only
one tracking
Bugzilla
binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-03-23·CVSS 5.5
[MEDIUM] binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
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 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. While only
one tracking bug h
2017-03-21
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