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LIN10-2622 : Security Advisory - binutils - CVE-2017-16831

Created: Nov 30, 2017    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Jun 5, 2018
Previous ID: LIN9-5913
Found In Version: 10.17.41.1
Fix Version: 10.17.41.8
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 17
Component/s: Userspace

Description

coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16831

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