The bfd_cache_close function in bfd/cache.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a heap use after free and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted nested archive file. This issue occurs because incorrect functions are called during an attempt to release memory. The issue can be addressed by better input validation in the bfd_generic_archive_p function in bfd/archive.c.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-08-04T15:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T00:20:52.600Z
Reserved: 2017-08-04T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2017-12448
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-04T15:29:00.323
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:09:30.233
Link: CVE-2017-12448
Redhat