6.5med
CVE-2017-12967
The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remot…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The getsym function in tekhex.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 (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21962 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/100462 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201801-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-12967
- NVD: CVE-2017-12967
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