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CVE ID: CVE-2017-15996

Description: elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15996
BugTraq ID: 101608
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01

CVE ID:	CVE-2017-15996
Description:	elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15996 BugTraq ID: 101608 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01