CVE-2017-7227
HIGHGNU Binutils 2.28 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in ldlex.l
Title source: llmDescription
GNU linker (ld) in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow while processing a bogus input script, leading to a program crash. This relates to lack of '\0' termination of a name field in ldlex.l.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20906
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97209
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils
2.28
Published
Mar 22, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026