Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017171230000000
Revision Date:2017-12-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted COFF based file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-17123
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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