DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16827

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16827
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JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16827
Upstream
Published
2017-11-15T08:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-17T13:02:51Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The aoutgetexternalsymbols function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurpsymtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}