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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 4, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-12459

CVE-2017-12459

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.

Affected products

2
  • GNU/Binutils2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.29
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.29

Patches

0

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