Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201716829000
Revision Date:2017-11-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16829 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16829
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'binutils' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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