CVE-2017-6966
GP Binutils readelf Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.
INFO
Published Date :
March 17, 2017, 9:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 19, 2017, 1:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-6966 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-6966.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
asp-net-core csharp docker dockerfile javascript react webapi docker-compose
C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS
Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image
Python
[ICSE2020] UAFL DataSet
fuzzing
Makefile Roff Shell C++ GDB Perl XS M4 HTML CSS
Use-after-free testsuite used for fuzzing experiment
Makefile Roff Shell C++ GDB Perl XS M4 HTML CSS
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-6966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-6966 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21139 Exploit, Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6966 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-6966
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.26642
percentile