Stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the getvalue function in tekhex.c in GNU Binutils 2.28

CVE-2017-9954 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as demonstrated by mishandling within the nm program.

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