CVE-2017-8421 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-8421 PUBLISHED

The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.

EPSS 0.09% · 24.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.09%

24.9th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8, 2.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu1, 2.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1

Timeline

May 2, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8421 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6413-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8421 third-party-advisory

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