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CVE-2017-6965

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, lea…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% 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
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201709-02 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21137 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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