Description
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.
Published: 2017-03-17
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16004 readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:02.712Z

Reserved: 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6966

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-17T09:59:00.383

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

Link: CVE-2017-6966

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6966 - Bugzilla

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