Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201715996000
Revision Date:2017-10-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-15996 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-15996
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND The vulnerability of the 'binutils' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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