CVE-2017-6969

critical

Description

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-17

Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: Critical