Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017124580000000
Revision Date:2017-08-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12458 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted nlm file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12458
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND binutils package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.29.1-1ubuntu1').
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