Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201712454000
Revision Date:2017-08-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12454 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The _bfd_vms_slurp_egsd 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 arbitrary memory read via a crafted vms alpha file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12454
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'binutils' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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