CVE-2017-12459

The bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab function in bfd/mach-o.c 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
79.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab function in bfd/mach-o.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 write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted mach-o file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01883 · 79.3th percentile
Published
2017-08-04T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 AUG 15:00Z
    The bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab function in bfd/mach-o.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and…
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