Integer Overflow and Heap-Based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.29.1

Integer Overflow and Heap-Based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.29.1

CVE-2017-16828 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The display_debug_frames function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to print_debug_frame.

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