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.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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 |
USN-4336-2 | GNU binutils vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.919Z
Reserved: 2017-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-8397
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-05-01T18:59:00.340
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-8397
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
EUVD
Ubuntu USN