CVE-2017-12449

The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:09

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-08-04 15:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-12449

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12449

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12449

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

binutils

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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