CVE-2017-8398 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-8398 PUBLISHED

dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug information from a corrupt binary. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs, such as objdump and readelf, to crash.

EPSS 0.41% · 60.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.41%

60.8th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	2.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, 2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1, 2.24-1ubuntu2

Timeline

May 1, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8398 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8398 third-party-advisory

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