CVE-2017-7300
published 2017-03-29CVE-2017-7300: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is…
PriorityP335high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.37%
81.9th percentile
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.27.51.20161212-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.27.51.20161212-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.27.51.20161212-1 | 2.27.51.20161212-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.27.51.20161212-1 | 2.27.51.20161212-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.27.51.20161212-1 | 2.27.51.20161212-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.27.51.20161212-1 | 2.27.51.20161212-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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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.
Debian
CVE-2017-7300: binutils - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Bin...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7300 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7300: binutils - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Bin...
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.27.51.20161212-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.27.51.20161212-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.27.51.20161212-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.27.51.20161212-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.27.51.20161212-1)
Red Hat
binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function
vendor_redhat·2016-12-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7300 [HIGH] CWE-122 binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function
binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) 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
GHSA
GHSA-wmr9-3gx6-q5c2: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-7300 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-wmr9-3gx6-q5c2: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
OSV
CVE-2017-7300: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-03-29·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7300 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7300: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7300 binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function
bugzilla·2017-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7300 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7300 binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function
CVE-2017-7300 binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20909
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
2017-03-29
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