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CVE-2017-12458

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.50%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2017-12458
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.50%

Original NVD Description

The nlm_swap_auxiliary_headers_in function in bfd/nlmcode.h 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 read via a crafted nlm file.

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