Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017141290000000
Revision Date:2017-09-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-14129 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The read_section function in dwarf2.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 (parse_comp_unit heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-14129
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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