Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201714529000
Revision Date:2017-09-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-14529 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to the bfd_getl16 function.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-14529
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'binutils' package in cosmic is not affected (note: '2.29.1-1ubuntu1').
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