Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201790390000000
Revision Date
:
2017-05-18
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-9039 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description
:
GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file with many program headers, related to the get_program_headers function in readelf.c.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-9039
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
binutils package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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