Description
The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.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 stack read via a crafted COFF image file.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-4023 | The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.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 stack read via a crafted COFF image file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4336-2 | GNU binutils vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T19:36:39.846Z
Reserved: 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-12451
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-04T15:29:00.450
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-12451
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN