CVE-2017-12458

The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and…

published August 4, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h 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 nlm file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01554 · 74.8th percentile
Published
2017-08-04T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 AUG 15:00Z
    The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and…
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