7.8
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-17125

First published: Mon Dec 04 2017(Updated: )

Last updated 24 July 2024

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
GNU Binutils=2.29.1
debian/binutils
2.35.2-2
2.40-2
2.43.1-3
2.43.1-5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2017-17125.

  • What is the title of this vulnerability?

    The title of this vulnerability is 'nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.'

  • What software is affected by this vulnerability?

    The software affected by this vulnerability is GNU Binutils with versions 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+ to 2.29.90.20180122-1.

  • How can the vulnerability be exploited?

    The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted ELF file, causing a denial of service or possibly having other unspecified impact.

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22443, [2] https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=160b1a618ad94988410dc81fce9189fcda5b7ff4, [3] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17.

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