HIGH
binutils: Excessive memory allocation in the dump_relocs_in_section function
Published Dec 4, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils220
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17122 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524505 Issue Tracking
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-8288 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17122
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22508 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d785b7d4b877ed465d04072e17ca19d0f47d840f x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17122
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17122 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524505 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-8288 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17122 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22508 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d785b7d4b877ed465d04072e17ca19d0f47d840f | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17122 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 4, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 4, 2017
Link CVE-2017-17122
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2017-8288 Assigner mitre
Published Dec 4, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2017-8288