# CVE-2017-7304: The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) bec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97215
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20931

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