CVE-2017-8421
Published: 2 May 2017
The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
trusty |
Released
(2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
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)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.28-5)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=39ff1b79f687b65f4144ddb379f22587003443fb |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |