Description

The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-8421 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8421 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu binutils
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-2017-8421.

URL Resource
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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

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C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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Python

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 3, 2022, 7:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2021, 9:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : Dec. 15, 2020, 7:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 5 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 21, 2020, 7:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 61 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Makefile Shell Go Smarty

Updated: 4 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 6, 2020, 2:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 54 different CVEs too.

A Simple and Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanner for Containers, Suitable for CI for Web

Python HTML CSS JavaScript

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 2, 2019, 8:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 51 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8421 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8421 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-772
  • 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]

    May. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    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=21440 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8421 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-2017-8421 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%

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0.25047

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