CVE-2017-8421

Medium

Description

The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Gnu Binutils

PublishedMay 2, 2017

First seenMay 2, 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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