CVE-2017-16831

binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c

Published Nov 15, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8006 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Nov 15, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 15, 2017, 8:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:09 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 2, 2017, 12:00 AM