CVE-2017-16829
First published: Wed Nov 15 2017(Updated: )
The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU Binutils | =2.29.1 |
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Reference Links
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/event
- vendor/gnu
- canonical/gnu binutils
- version/gnu binutils/2.29.1