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GSD-2014-8485

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22
Details
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
Aliases
Aliases

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