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CVE-2017-12967

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CVE-2017-12967

Published: Aug 19, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

100462
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201801-01
vendor-advisory
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