CVE-2017-6969 (GCVE-0-2017-6969)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-17 08:55 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:49
VLAI
Summary
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2017-03-17 00:00
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