CVE-2017-14130
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The _bfd_elf_parse_attributes function in elf-attrs.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_attr_strdup heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.29-9 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.29-9 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.29-9 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.29-9 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.29-9 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.29 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100625
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22058
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=2a143b99fc4a5094a9cf128f3184d8e6818c8229
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14130
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14130.html
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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