CVE-2017-6965: gnu binutils

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6965 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-03-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.