The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not check the format of the input file before trying to read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability leads to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97217 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20908 | Issue Tracking Patch | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97217 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20908 | Issue Tracking Patch | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 03:31
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97217 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20908 - Issue Tracking, Patch | 
Information
                Published : 2017-03-29 15:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-7299
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7299
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7299
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Products Affected
                gnu
- binutils
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-125
                        
            Out-of-bounds Read
