Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201716830000
Revision Date:2017-11-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16830 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The print_gnu_property_note function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16830
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: '2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04').
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