The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.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 read via a crafted vms file.
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-08-04
Updated: 2017-08-07
Type: CWE-125
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.29 (inclusive)
ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
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131604 | EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2450) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
123469 | Amazon Linux 2 : binutils (ALAS-2019-1185) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | medium |