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CVE-2017-16829 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 CVE
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22307 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=cf54ebff3b7361989712fd9c0128a9b255578163 CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22307 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu binutils
2.29.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16829
NVD Published Date:
Nov 15, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16829 Details - Not Deferred