CVE-2017-7304
published 2017-03-29CVE-2017-7304: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.10%
79.7th percentile
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to 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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GHSA
GHSA-2wf7-7r7r-wrpc: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-7304 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-2wf7-7r7r-wrpc: 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, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.
OSV
CVE-2017-7304: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-03-29·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7304 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7304: 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, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.
Debian
CVE-2017-7304: binutils - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Bin...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7304 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7304: 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, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to 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: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
vendor_redhat·2016-12-06·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7304 [HIGH] CWE-125 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
binutils: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to 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
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7304 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
bugzilla·2017-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-7304 [HIGH] CVE-2017-7304 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
CVE-2017-7304 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20931
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]
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that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
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2017-03-29
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