CVE-2017-7223 describes a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNU assembler component of GNU Binutils 2.28. This flaw occurs when the assembler attempts to unget an EOF character from the input stream, potentially causing a program crash. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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