The alpha_vms_object_p function in bfd/vms-alpha.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 write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted vms alpha file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-04T15:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:10:27.337Z

Reserved: 2017-08-04T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2017-12450

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-08-04T15:29:00.417

Modified: 2017-08-07T18:38:14.837

Link: CVE-2017-12450

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-07-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12450 - Bugzilla