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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8397
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8397
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 and an invalid write of size 1 during processing of a corrupt binary containing reloc(s) with negative addresses. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to crash.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- May 1, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated