Description
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
Published: 2017-08-19
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-4488 The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
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': 0.0094}

epss

{'score': 0.01003}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:07.372Z

Reserved: 2017-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12967

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-19T16:29:00.220

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

Link: CVE-2017-12967

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-08-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12967 - Bugzilla

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