CVE-2017-7226 describes a critical heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically within the pe_ILF_object_p function, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28. This flaw, caused by using strlen instead of strnlen, can lead to program crashes in utilities like addr2line, size, and strings, and potentially information disclosure. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), it has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and availability, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:H/I:N/A:H
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