CVE-2017-12450

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The alpha_vms_object_p function in bfd/vms-alpha.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 write and possibly achieve code execution via a crafted vms alpha file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 4, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-12450: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix