DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15996
- Source
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15996
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15996.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15996
- Upstream
- Published
- 2017-10-29T17:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-01T16:04:19Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
- References
Affected packages
Debian:12 / binutils
Package
- Name
- binutils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm
Debian:13 / binutils
Package
- Name
- binutils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source&distro=trixie
Debian:14 / binutils
Package
- Name
- binutils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source&distro=forky