CVE-2017-16831
HIGHGNU Binutils 2.29.1 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.1%
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-190
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
gnu/binutils
Timeline
Published
Nov 15, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026