CVE-2017-8421
MEDIUMGNU Binutils - Resource Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
24.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
gnu/binutils
n/a/n/a
Timeline
Published
May 02, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026