Bug 1452176 (CVE-2017-9044) - CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attribute function
Summary: CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attr...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2017-9044
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2017-05-18 13:27 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2021-02-17 02:08 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2017-05-18 13:29:57 UTC
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-05-18 13:27:53 UTC 
The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.

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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/
Comment 2 Andrej Nemec 2017-08-24 09:42:12 UTC 
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