CVE-2017-8398

High

Description

dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug information from a corrupt binary. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs, such as objdump and readelf, to crash.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Gnu Binutils

PublishedMay 1, 2017

First seenMay 1, 2017

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
gnu binutils	2.28	—

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