The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 - | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2017-05-02 17:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-8421
Mitre link : CVE-2017-8421
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8421
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                gnu
- binutils
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-772
                        
            Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
