Buffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20060423, as used by GNU strings, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file with a crafted Tektronix Hex Format (TekHex) record in which the length character is not a valid hexadecimal character.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26644
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3665
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1924
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018872
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-binutils%40gnu.org/msg01516.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27441
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
http://secunia.com/advisories/20550
http://secunia.com/advisories/20531
http://secunia.com/advisories/20188
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Oct/msg00001.html