FKIE_CVE-2017-6969

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-17 09:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:23
Severity
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Summary
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu binutils 2.28
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