CVE-2017-7223 Memory corruption in n/a
A global buffer overflow in the GNU assembler can cause a program crash when processing input streams, affecting developers using Binutils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7223?
CVE-2017-7223 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 22 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GNU assembler in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow (of size 1) while attempting to unget an EOF character from the input stream, potentially leading to a program crash.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7223?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7223?
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-2017-7223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7223, GHSA-3xw8-7pfv-c98h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7223.