CVE-2017-13710

HIGH

GNU Binutils 2.29 - Denial of Service via Malformed Group Section in BFD Library

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a group section that is too small.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100499

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0059
EPSS Percentile 69.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.29
Published Aug 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026