CVE-2017-15996

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 37%
VendorProductVersion
gnubinutils
2.29
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
binutils
bullseye
2.35.2-2
fixed
stretch
ignored
jessie
ignored
wheezy
ignored
bookworm
2.40-2
fixed
sid
2.43.1-5
fixed
trixie
2.43.1-5
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
binutils
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
xenial
Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
released
trusty
needed