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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2017-12459

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-04 Aug, 2017 | 15:29

Updated At-13 May, 2026 | 00:24

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 3.0

Base score: 7.8

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 6.8

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

GNU

>>binutils>>Versions up to 2.29(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-787	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-787

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21840	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Issue Tracking

Patch

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource:

Issue Tracking

Patch

Third Party Advisory

CISA Catalog

Metrics

CPE Matches

Weaknesses

Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References

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