CVE-2017-12458 is an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically within the nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function, affecting GNU Binutils versions 2.29 and earlier. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted nlm file, requiring user interaction, and could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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