CVE-2017-6965 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00254.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Binutils

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16003	readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4336-2	GNU binutils vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6965
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21137
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6965

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-17T08:55:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:02.392Z

Reserved: 2017-03-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6965

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-17T09:59:00.350

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-6965

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-02-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6965 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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