CVE-2017-15996
HIGHGNU Binutils - Memory Corruption
Title source: ruleDescription
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
54.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-119
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
gnu/binutils
Timeline
Published
Oct 29, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026