CVE-2017-8397

binutils: Out-of-bounds read and write while processing binary containing reloc(s) with negative addresses

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 an invalid read of size 1 and an invalid write of size 1 during processing of a corrupt binary containing reloc(s) with negative addresses. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to crash.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17349 The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 and an invalid write of size 1 during processing of a corrupt binary containing reloc(s) with negative addresses. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-125

    Out-of-bounds Read

  • CWE-787

    Out-of-bounds Write

Sources

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