CVE-2017-17125 — HIGH (7.8)

Vulnerability Description

nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.29.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22443ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=160b1a618ad94988410
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22443ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=160b1a618ad94988410

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-17125?

CVE-2017-17125 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and applicat...

How severe is CVE-2017-17125?

CVE-2017-17125 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17125?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Binutils.