CVE-2017-16829

The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS v3.0

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 77th percentile

Published

2017-11-15

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22307

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-16828
• CVE-2017-16830
• CVE-2017-16827
• CVE-2017-16831
• CVE-2017-16826
• CVE-2017-16832