CVE-2017-12457 | GNU binutils up to 2.29 libbfd section.c bfd_make_section_with_flags null pointer dereference (Nessus ID 220400 / ID 277638)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU binutils up to 2.29. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_make_section_with_flags of the file section.c of the component libbfd. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-12457. Local access is required to approach this attack. There is no exploit available.