CVE-2017-12448

Description

The bfd_cache_close function in bfd/cache.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a heap use after free and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted nested archive file. This issue occurs because incorrect functions are called during an attempt to release memory. The issue can be addressed by better input validation in the bfd_generic_archive_p function in bfd/archive.c.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.628

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 ) binutils-2.29.1-9.20.2.x86_64.rpm	Linux
SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 ) binutils-debuginfo-2.29.1-9.20.2.x86_64.rpm	Linux
SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 ) binutils-debugsource-2.29.1-9.20.2.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234