CVE-2017-17125 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 4 Dec 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted ELF files due to buffer over-read in GNU Binutils.

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-2017-17125?

CVE-2017-17125 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 4 Dec 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

nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17125?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Binutils.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17125?

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-2017-17125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17125, GHSA-55gg-7mc8-q922, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17125.