Current Description
The coff_slurp_line_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/15/2017
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Analysis Description
The coff_slurp_line_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/15/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.8 HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.8 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
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Initial Analysis -
11/30/2017 11:49:14 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-119 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22376 No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22376 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a67d66eb97e7613a38ffe6622d837303b3ecd31d No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a67d66eb97e7613a38ffe6622d837303b3ecd31d Patch |