CVE-2017-7225 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-7225 PUBLISHED

The find_nearest_line function in addr2line in GNU Binutils 2.28 does not handle the case where the main file name and the directory name are both empty, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and an invalid write, and leading to a program crash.

EPSS 0.43% · 62.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.43%

62.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8, 2.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1

Timeline

Mar 22, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7225 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7225 third-party-advisory

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