Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-16831
Potential exploit
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-16831
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16831
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 31 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16831
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST | |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-16831
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The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-16831
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commitPatch
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17) — Gentoo security
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385
22385 – Integer overflow in coff_get_normalized_symtabExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch
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