CVE-2017-12453
Published: 4 August 2017
The _bfd_vms_slurp_eeom function in libbfd.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms alpha file.
Notes
Author | Note |
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sbeattie | same commits as CVE-2017-12450 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
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hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
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jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
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focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
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trusty |
Needed
|
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upstream |
Released
(2.29.1)
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xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
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zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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Patches: other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=ca4cf9b9c622a5695e01f7f5815a7382a31fcf51 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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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 |