Description
The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h 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 nlm 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-2017-4030 The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h 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 nlm file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00332}

epss

{'score': 0.00347}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:27:04.672Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-12458

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-04T15:29:00.700

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

Link: CVE-2017-12458

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2017-12458 - Bugzilla

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