CVE-2017-7614
published 2017-04-09CVE-2017-7614: elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined…
PriorityP339critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.76%
88.7th percentile
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.28-4 (bookworm) | binutils 2.28-4 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8LOW
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-jmr6-pw55-q334: elflink
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-7614 [CRITICAL] CWE-476 GHSA-jmr6-pw55-q334: elflink
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
OSV
CVE-2017-7614: elflink
osv·2017-04-09·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7614 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7614: elflink
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
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 bfd_elf_final_link function
vendor_redhat·2017-04-05·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7614 [CRITICAL] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_elf_final_link function
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_elf_final_link function
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
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-2017-7614: binutils - elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribut...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7614 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7614: binutils - elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribut...
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.28-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.28-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.28-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.28-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.28-4)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-7614 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_elf_final_link function
bugzilla·2017-04-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7614 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7614 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_elf_final_link function
CVE-2017-7614 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_elf_final_link function
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21342
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ad32986fdf9da1c8748e47b8b45100398223dba8
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
2017-04-09
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