CVE-2017-12967

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 76.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-125
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils

Timeline

Published Aug 19, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026