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CVE-2017-12457

Published: 4 August 2017

The bfd_make_section_with_flags function in section.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a NULL dereference via a crafted file.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
same commit as CVE-2017-12455

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.29.1)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=8bdf0be19d2777565a8b1c88347f65d6a4b8c5fc
other: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=796337aa8ba0aa0397c07c264f82fe8eb9fd46e0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
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