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CVE-2017-14529

The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mi…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known

The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to the bfd_getl16 function.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22113 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=dcaaca89e8618eba35193c27afcb1cfa54f74582 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=4d465c689a8fb27212ef358d0aee89d60dee69a6 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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