CVE-2017-7225
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The find_nearest_line function in addr2line in GNU Binutils 2.28 does not handle the case where the main file name and the directory name are both empty, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and an invalid write, and leading to a program crash.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (9)
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- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163618/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4336-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2483cnnvd
- https://www.gnu.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97275enisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01enisa_euvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20891enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97275nvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01nvd
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