CVE-2017-8393

binutils: Out-of-bounds read due to wrong assumption for objcopy and strip

Published May 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a global buffer over-read error because of an assumption made by code that runs for objcopy and strip, that SHT_REL/SHR_RELA sections are always named starting with a .rel/.rela prefix. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy and strip, to crash.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17345 The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a global buffer over-read error because of an assumption made by code that runs for objcopy and strip, that SHT_REL/SHR_RELA sections are always named starting with a .rel/.rela prefix. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy and strip, to crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 1, 2017, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 22, 2017, 12:00 AM