CVE-2017-12967

Medium

Description

The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Gnu Binutils

PublishedAug 19, 2017

First seenAug 19, 2017

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
gnu binutils	2.29	—

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