5.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-6966

Published: 17/03/2017 Updated: 19/09/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 384
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.

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Debian Bug report logs - #858324 binutils: CVE-2017-7210 Package: src:binutils; Maintainer for src:binutils is Matthias Klose <doko@debianorg>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:57:05 UTC Severity: important Tags: fixed-upstream, patch, security, upstream Found in versi ...
Debian Bug report logs - #858263 binutils: CVE-2017-6966 Package: binutils; Maintainer for binutils is Matthias Klose <doko@debianorg>; Source for binutils is src:binutils (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debianorg> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:03:01 UTC Severity: important Tags: fixed-upstr ...
Debian Bug report logs - #858264 binutils: CVE-2017-6965 Package: binutils; Maintainer for binutils is Matthias Klose <doko@debianorg>; Source for binutils is src:binutils (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debianorg> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:03:01 UTC Severity: important Tags: fixed-upstr ...
Debian Bug report logs - #858323 binutils: CVE-2017-7209 Package: src:binutils; Maintainer for src:binutils is Matthias Klose <doko@debianorg>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:57:02 UTC Severity: important Tags: fixed-upstream, patch, security, upstream Found in versi ...
Debian Bug report logs - #858256 binutils: CVE-2017-6969 Package: binutils; Maintainer for binutils is Matthias Klose <doko@debianorg>; Source for binutils is src:binutils (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debianorg> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:03:01 UTC Severity: important Tags: fixed-upstr ...
A vulnerability was found in readelf; part of binutils A crafted executable or shared library could cause use-after-free and out-of-bounds writes, leading to a crash or possible code execution ...
readelf in GNU Binutils 228 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations A crafted executable or shared library could lead to a crash or possible code execution ...