CVE-2017-7225

binutils: Null pointer dereference and invalid write in find_nearest_line function in addr2line

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 1, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference