CVE-2017-12967

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…

published August 19, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03101 · 87.6th percentile
Published
2017-08-19T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 16:00Z
    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…
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