Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-8394
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, to crash.
Products affected by CVE-2017-8394
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8394
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 33 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-8394
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-8394
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-8394
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21414
21414 – Segfault in objcopyIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201709-02) — Gentoo security
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