CVE-2017-6966 - readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while process

CVE-2017-6966

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	4.3 (as of 19-09-2017 - 01:36)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-416

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

refmap via4

confirm	https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139
gentoo	GLSA-201709-02

Last major update

19-09-2017 - 01:36

Published

17-03-2017 - 09:59

Last modified

19-09-2017 - 01:36