CVE-2017-14529 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PE file due to a heap-based buffer over-read in the BFD library.
- 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-2017-14529?
CVE-2017-14529 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 18 Sep 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 pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to the bfd_getl16 function.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14529?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14529?
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-2017-14529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14529, GHSA-xmj2-hq7g-f72r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14529.