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CVE-2017-8421

Published: 2017-05-02T17:59Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:34Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt