CVE-2017-16832

The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE 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=22373

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-16831
• CVE-2017-16836
• CVE-2017-16830
• CVE-2017-16840
• CVE-2017-16829
• CVE-2017-16841