CVE-2017-15996
Published: 29 October 2017
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
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| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.1)
|
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| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-7ubuntu4)
|
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| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
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| precise |
Ignored
(end of ESM support, was needs-triage)
|
|
| trusty |
Needs triage
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2.29.90.20180122-1)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
|
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| zesty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b |
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