CVE-2017-15996

Updated: 2024-11-30 02:13:34.270013

Description:

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.


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Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 6.8
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 7.8

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

CentOS 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2021:1638803819 2022-05-05 12:03:09
CloudLinux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Released 2021-12-06 11:55:38
Oracle Linux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2021:1637770725 2021-11-24 13:55:31
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS binutils 2.26 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2021:1635459139 2021-11-02 21:02:48