Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201799550000000
Revision Date:2017-06-26Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-9955 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The get_build_id function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-9955
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: '2.29-1ubuntu1').
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