CVE-2017-7210 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in objdump allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted object file.
- 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-2017-7210?
CVE-2017-7210 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 21 Mar 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
objdump in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to multiple heap-based buffer over-reads (of size 1 and size 8) while handling corrupt STABS enum type strings in a crafted object file, leading to program crash.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7210?
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-2017-7210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7210, GHSA-fcgq-x9jj-22rf, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7210.