Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017127990000000
Revision Date:2017-08-10Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12799 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The elf_read_notesfunction in bfd/elf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12799
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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