Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-17123 (CCN-135841)

Assigned:2017-11-28
Published:2017-11-28
Updated:2018-11-27
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-476
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-17123

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnu-binutils-cve201717123-dos(135841)

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201811-17

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware Bugzilla – Bug 22509
Null pointer dereference on coff_slurp_reloc_table

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22509

Source: MISC
Type: Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=4581a1c7d304ce14e714b27522ebf3d0188d6543

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Binutils Web site
GNU Binutils

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017171230000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201717123000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201717123000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017171230000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201717123000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017171230000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201717123000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017171230000000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-12-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201717123000
    V
    CVE-2017-17123 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-12-04
    BACK
    gnu binutils 2.29.1
    gnu binutils 2.29.1