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CVE-2017-6969

Published: 17 March 2017

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.1

Score breakdown

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)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.28.3)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b814a36d3440de95f2ac6eaa4fc7935c322ea456
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=43a444f9c5bfd44b4304eafd78338e21d54bea14

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H