The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97219 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20909 | Issue Tracking Patch | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97219 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20909 | Issue Tracking Patch | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 03:31
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97219 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20909 - Issue Tracking, Patch | 
Information
                Published : 2017-03-29 15:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-7300
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7300
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7300
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                gnu
- binutils
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-125
                        
            Out-of-bounds Read
