CVE-2017-12455

N/A
Published: August 4, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBinutils

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The evax_bfd_print_emh function in vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms alpha file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.29

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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