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.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca	Patch
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2017-11-15 00:29

Updated : 2018-11-27 03:29

NVD link : CVE-2017-16831

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16831

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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Products Affected

gnu

binutils

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