CVE-2017-12451
Published: 4 August 2017
The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds stack read via a crafted COFF image file.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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noble |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.29.1)
|
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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: other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=29866fa186ee3ebda5242221607dba360b2e541e other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=6c4e7b6bfbc4679f695106de2817ecf02b27c8be other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=7e693dd5cede637daf4456a2a8f207be1044c6e8 |
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 |