Description
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Published: 2017-10-29
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7412 elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:13:06.664Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15996

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-29T17:29:00.203

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-15996

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-15996 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer