CVE-2017-17124
Published: 4 December 2017
The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1.1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-7ubuntu4)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
noble |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.29.90.20180122-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b0029dce6867de1a2828293177b0e030d2f0f03c |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |