CVE-2017-7209 - The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while rea

CVE-2017-7209

Summary

The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96994
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21135

Vulnerable Configurations

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

CVSS

Base:	4.3 (as of 09-01-2018 - 02:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-476

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

bid	96994
confirm	https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21135
gentoo	GLSA-201801-01

Last major update

09-01-2018 - 02:29

Published

21-03-2017 - 06:59

Last modified

09-01-2018 - 02:29