CVE-2017-12449 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 4 Aug 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds heap read in the BFD library when processing crafted VMS files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2017-12449?

CVE-2017-12449 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 4 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.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 file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12449?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Binutils.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12449?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-12449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12449, GHSA-w3f7-w4mx-gc6c, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12449.