CVE-2017-17122

HIGH

GNU Binutils 2.29.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 61.9%
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 Dec 04, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026