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cveMitreCVE-2017-12458
HistoryOct 03, 2022 - 4:23 p.m.

CVE-2017-12458

2022-10-0316:23:18
CWE-125
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
53
cve-2017-12458
nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in
bfd
nlmcode.h
binary file descriptor
bfd library
libbfd
remote attackers
out of bounds heap read
crafted nlm file
gnu binutils 2.29
nvd

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

41.9%

The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap read via a crafted nlm file.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
gnubinutilsRange2.29
VendorProductVersionCPE
gnubinutilscpe:/a:gnu:binutils::::

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

41.9%