PT-2017-17588
CVE-2017-7224
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Published
2017-03-22
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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 arises from the
find nearest line function in objdump, which is part of GNU Binutils. It is vulnerable to an invalid write when disassembling a corrupt binary containing an empty function name. This can lead to a program crash.Recommendations
For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider avoiding the disassembly of binaries with empty function names until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the
find nearest line function in objdump when dealing with potentially corrupt binaries. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾