VDB
CVE-2017-12967
CVE-2017-12967
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 1.00% · 77.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.00%
77.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Two vulnerability in GNU binutils (hackerone)
- Two vulnerability in GNU binutils (hackerone)
- Two vulnerability in GNU binutils (hackerone)
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21962 (circl)
- 100462 (circl)
- GLSA-201801-01 (circl)
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 14, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12967 third-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21962 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12967 third-party-advisory