CVE-2017-17123

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils 2.29.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted COFF based file.

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 63.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-476
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils

Timeline

Published Dec 04, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026