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 has an off-by-one vulnerability because it does not carefully check the string offset. The vulnerability could lead to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16328 | 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 has an off-by-one vulnerability because it does not carefully check the string offset. The vulnerability could lead to a GNU linker (ld) program crash. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4336-2 | GNU binutils vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.397Z
Reserved: 2017-03-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7301
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-03-29T15:59:00.223
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-7301
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