The aout_get_external_symbols function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-11-15T08:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:20.940Z
Reserved: 2017-11-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-16827

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-11-15T08:29:00.360
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-16827
