Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-12448
The bfd_cache_close function in bfd/cache.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a heap use after free and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted nested archive file. This issue occurs because incorrect functions are called during an attempt to release memory. The issue can be addressed by better input validation in the bfd_generic_archive_p function in bfd/archive.c.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.014
EPSS Ranking 79.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
Products affected by CVE-2017-12448
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.10
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.10.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.10.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.11
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.11.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.11.2
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.11.2a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.12
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.12.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.12.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.13
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.13.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.13.2
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.13.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.13.2.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.14
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.14a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.15
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.15a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.16.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.16.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.17
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.17a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.18
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.18a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.19
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.19.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.19.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.20
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.20.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.20.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.21.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.21.1a
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.22
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.23
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.23.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.23.2
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.24
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.25
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.25.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.26
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.26.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.27
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.9
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.9.1