CVE-2017-9955Out-of-bounds Read in Binutils

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read9 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 26
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The get_build_id function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-5v6r-8hjf-9vcj: The get_build_id function in opncls2022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2017-9955: The get_build_id function in opncls2017-06-26
OSV
CVE-2017-9955: The get_build_id function in opncls2017-06-26

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
binutils: heap buffer over-read in get_build_id function2017-07-11
Debian
CVE-2017-9955: binutils - The get_build_id function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) librar...2017

💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9955 binutils: heap buffer over-read in get_build_id function2017-07-11
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9955 binutils: heap buffer over-read in get_build_id function [fedora-all]2017-07-11
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9955 mingw-binutils: binutils: heap buffer over-read in get_build_id function [epel-all]2017-07-11
CVE-2017-9955 — Out-of-bounds Read in GNU Binutils | cvebase