Stack-based buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2017-12967
Published: August 19, 2017 / Updated: February 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38450
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12967
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed when processing a malformed tekhex binary. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Binutils
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12967
Install update from vendor's website.