CVE-2017-7301

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that has an off-by-one vulnerability because it does not carefully check the string offset. The vulnerability could lead to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97218 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20924 Issue Tracking Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-29 15:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11


NVD link : CVE-2017-7301

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7301

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7301


JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation