Description
elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.
Published: 2017-11-30
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8246 elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.247Z

Reserved: 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17080

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-30T21:29:00.267

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

Link: CVE-2017-17080

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17080 - Bugzilla

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