CVE-2017-12453 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds heap read in the BFD library when processing crafted VMS Alpha 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-2017-12453?
CVE-2017-12453 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_slurp_eeom function in libbfd.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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12453?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12453?
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-2017-12453 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12453 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12453, GHSA-fcq8-p7v9-54c3, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12453.