CVE-2017-7302
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.
How to fix CVE-2017-7302
To remediate CVE-2017-7302, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.27.51.20161212-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-7302 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.27.51.20161212-1
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 |