CVE-2017-14529

Medium

Description

The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to the bfd_getl16 function.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Binutils
PublishedSep 18, 2017
First seenSep 18, 2017

How to fix

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu binutils2.29—

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