Description
The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms file.
Published: 2017-08-04
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-4021 The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:26:45.520Z

Reserved: 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12449

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-04T15:29:00.387

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12449

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-07-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12449 - Bugzilla

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