PT-2017-17431
CVE-2017-6966
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Published
2017-03-17
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GNU Binutils version 2.28
Description
The issue is caused by a use-after-free error, specifically a read-after-free, when processing multiple relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This error occurs due to the mishandling of an invalid symbol index and the mishandling of state across invocations.
Recommendations
For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version has a use-after-free error that can be exploited. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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