Description
The find_nearest_line function in objdump in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an invalid write (of size 1) while disassembling a corrupt binary that contains an empty function name, leading to a program crash.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20892
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97277
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
53.0%
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-787
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils
2.28
Published
Mar 22, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026