CVE-2017-12452

HIGH

GNU Binutils < 2.29 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

The bfd_mach_o_i386_canonicalize_one_reloc function in bfd/mach-o-i386.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 read via a crafted mach-o file.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 53.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-125
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils < 2.29

Timeline

Published Aug 04, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026