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CVE-2017-12455

Public on 2017-08-04
Modified on 2019-03-28
Description

The evax_bfd_print_emh function in vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted vms alpha file.

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core binutils 2019-03-21 19:42 ALAS2-2019-1185

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H