CVE-2017-12459

The bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab function in bfd/mach-o.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted mach-o file.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-08-04

Last modified

2024-09-17

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Binutils (Gnu)

References

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840