The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16329 | The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4336-2 | GNU binutils vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.319Z
Reserved: 2017-03-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7302
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-03-29T15:59:00.257
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-7302
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN