Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017129670000000
Revision Date:2017-08-19Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12967 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a malformed tekhex binary.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12967
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
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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: '2.29-5ubuntu1').
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