CVE-2017-12459 Information

Description

The bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab function in bfd/mach-o.c 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 write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted mach-o file.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8