CVE-2017-9044 — Out-of-bounds Read in Binutils

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedMay 18
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.29-1+3
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.28

Patches

Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-v6qw-3vm8-hmvj: The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-9044: The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf↗2017-05-18
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OSV
CVE-2017-9044: The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf↗2017-05-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2021-07-21
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Red Hat
binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attribute function↗2017-05-12
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Debian
CVE-2017-9044: binutils - The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attribute function↗2017-05-18
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