CVE-2017-7300

binutils: Heap-buffer overflow in aout_link_add_symbols function

Published Mar 29, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16327 The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:56 PM
Reserved
Mar 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 29, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 2, 2016, 12:00 AM