CVE-2017-12449
Publication date 4 August 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms file.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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binutils | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of ESM support, was needed |
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Package | Patch details |
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binutils |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4336-2
- GNU binutils vulnerabilities
- 21 July 2021