CVE-2017-13757 The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-bas...
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the PLT section size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf_i386_get_synthetic_symtab in elf32-i386.c and elf_x86_64_get_synthetic_symtab in elf64-x86-64.c.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/binutils(Debian:12) | < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:13) | < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:14) | < 2.29-10 | 2.29-10 |
| GNU binutils | = 2.29 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-13757 vendor-advisory
- 100532 vdb-entry
- sourceware.org issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- sourceware.org