CVE-2017-12452

The bfd_mach_o_i386_canonicalize_one_reloc function in bfd/mach-o-i386.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 read via a crafted mach-o file.

• CWE-125

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21813Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21813Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Aug 4, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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