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CVE-2017-17122 (GCVE-0-2017-17122)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-04 08:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:43
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Summary
The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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2017-12-04 00:00
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