CVE-2017-8421

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.

• CWE-772

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

Published

May 2, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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