Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201717080000
Revision Date:2017-11-30Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-17080 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-17080
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The vulnerability of the 'binutils' package in xenial is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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