CVE-2017-8394
published 2017-05-01CVE-2017-8394: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer…
PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.84%
76.7th percentile
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, to crash.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.28-5 (bookworm) | binutils 2.28-5 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-5 | 2.28-5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-5 | 2.28-5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-5 | 2.28-5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.28-5 | 2.28-5 |
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-mvv8-9c49-m8g7: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-8394 [HIGH] CWE-476 GHSA-mvv8-9c49-m8g7: 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 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, to crash.
OSV
CVE-2017-8394: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2017-05-01·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-8394 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8394: 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 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, to crash.
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 the _bfd_elf_large_com_section
vendor_redhat·2017-04-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-8394 [HIGH] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the _bfd_elf_large_com_section
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the _bfd_elf_large_com_section
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, 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
Debian
CVE-2017-8394: binutils - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Bin...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-8394 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8394: 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 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, to crash.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.28-5)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.28-5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.28-5)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.28-5)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.28-5)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2017-05-01
Published