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CVE-2017-12450

🗓️ 04 Aug 2017 15:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 86 Views

The alpha_vms_object_p function in libbfd allows remote attackers to cause an out of bounds heap write and possibly achieve code execution via crafted vms alpha file

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Open Source Binutils and Open Source OpenSSL affect IBM Netezza Analytics
18 Oct 201903:10
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Binutils affect IBM Netezza Platform Software clients.
18 Oct 201903:10
–ibm
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : binutils (ALAS-2019-1185)
29 Mar 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		openSUSE Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-2017-1330)
14 Dec 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Photon OS 3.0: Crash PHSA-2023-3.0-0601
24 Jul 202400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Photon OS 4.0: Crash PHSA-2023-4.0-0414
23 Jul 202400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1)
1 Dec 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		SUSE SLES12 Security Update : CaaS Platform 2.0 images (SUSE-SU-2018:0053-1)
17 Jan 201800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-4336-2)
21 Jul 202100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-12450
25 Aug 202500:00
–nessus
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gnubinutilsRange≤2.29

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13 May 2026 00:24Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 37.8
EPSS0.00421
CWE-787
securityvulnerabilitycve-2017-12450libbfdout of bounds heap writecode executionnvdgnu binutils
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