Heap-based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in readelf of GNU Binutils 2.28

CVE-2017-6969 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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