Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201713716000
Revision Date:2017-08-28Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-13716 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
Description:The C++ symbol demangler routine in cplus-dem.c in libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a call from the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-13716
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'binutils' package in artful is affected, but a decision has been made to defer addressing it (note: '2018-02-05').
  • OR The 'libiberty' package in artful is affected, but a decision has been made to defer addressing it (note: '2018-02-05').
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