Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-17125
nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17125
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.50%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 76 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-17125
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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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 |
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
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-17125
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-17125
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=160b1a618ad94988410dc81fce9189fcda5b7ff4
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commitPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22443
22443 – Global buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_stringExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2017-17125
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*