Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017124500000000
Revision Date:2017-08-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12450 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The alpha_vms_object_p function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted vms alpha file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12450
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND binutils package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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