VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15021
bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to bfd_getl32.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bfd_getl32-opncls-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22197Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=52b36c51e5bf6d7600fdc6ba115b170b0e78e31d
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bfd_getl32-opncls-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22197Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=52b36c51e5bf6d7600fdc6ba115b170b0e78e31d
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.