CVE-2017-6966 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.

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 0.00278.

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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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-2017-6966
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6966

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:02.712Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6966

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-17T09:59:00.383

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

Link: CVE-2017-6966

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2017-6966 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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