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CVE-2017-16826

Published: 15 November 2017

The coff_slurp_line_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.29.90.20180122-1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a67d66eb97e7613a38ffe6622d837303b3ecd31d

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