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CVE-2017-17124

The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binut…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=b0029dce6867de1a2828293177b0e030d2f0f03c · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22507 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-17 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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