CVE-2017-17124

binutils: Heap buffer overflow in the _bfd_coff_read_string_table function

Published Dec 4, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8290 The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0039}

epss

{'score': 0.00387}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:43 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 4, 2017, 8:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 28, 2017, 12:00 AM