CVE-2017-7614 elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote at...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 3.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/binutils(Debian:12) | < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:13) | < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:14) | < 2.28-4 | 2.28-4 |
| GNU binutils | = 2.28 | No fix listed |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.10) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.11) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.12) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.13) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.14) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.15) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.16) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.17) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.18) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.19) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.20) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.21) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.22) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.23) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.24) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.4) | < 2.26-r1 | 2.26-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.5) | < 2.27-r1 | 2.27-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.6) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.7) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.8) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
| alpine/binutils(Alpine:v3.9) | < 2.28-r1 | 2.28-r1 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-7614 vendor-advisory
- blogs.gentoo.org exploit patch third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201709-02 vendor-advisory
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking