CVE-2017-6966

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils <2.28 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 51.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.28
Published Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026