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CVE-2017-7302

Published: 29 March 2017

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.27.51.20161212-1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.28-1ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=e2996cc315d6ea242e1a954dc20246485ccc8512

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H