CVE-2017-7225
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The find_nearest_line function in addr2line in GNU Binutils 2.28 does not handle the case where the main file name and the directory name are both empty, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and an invalid write, and leading to a program crash.
How to fix CVE-2017-7225
To remediate CVE-2017-7225, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.27.51.20161201-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-7225 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.27.51.20161201-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |