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CVE-2017-12967

Published: 19 August 2017

The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
artful Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.29-5)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.29-5ubuntu1)
Patches:
other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=de25939739ffe9a9ad7cec07a35bb2a1e430fe39

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H