Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017149380000000
Revision Date:2017-09-30Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-14938 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-14938
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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