CVE-2017-12450

HIGH

GNU Binutils < 2.29 - Out-of-bounds Write in alpha_vms_object_p

Title source: llm

Description

The alpha_vms_object_p function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted vms alpha file.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21813

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0042

EPSS Percentile 62.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Products (1)

gnu/binutils < 2.29

Published Aug 04, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026