CVE-2017-16831

coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:17

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References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 -
References () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca - () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca -

07 Nov 2023, 02:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca', 'name': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca', 'tags': ['Patch'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca -

Information

Published : 2017-11-15 08:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:17


NVD link : CVE-2017-16831

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16831

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16831


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Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound