CVE-2017-7227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GNU linker (ld) in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow while processing a bogus input script, leading to a program crash. This relates to lack of '\0' termination of a name field in ldlex.l.

Published: 2017-03-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16262	GNU linker (ld) in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow while processing a bogus input script, leading to a program crash. This relates to lack of '\0' termination of a name field in ldlex.l.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4336-2	GNU binutils vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97209
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7227
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20906
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7227

History

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Gnu Binutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-22T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:35.948Z

Reserved: 2017-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-22T16:59:00.293

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

Link: CVE-2017-7227

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7227 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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