CVE-2017-15021 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically in the bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function, affecting GNU Binutils 2.29. An attacker could trigger a denial of service by providing a crafted ELF file. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to exploit, leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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