CVE-2017-12459
Published: 04 August 2017
The bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab function in bfd/mach-o.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 write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted mach-o file.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.29.1)
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| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2.29.1-1ubuntu1)
|
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
|
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Needed
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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 (v2.29) |
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