CVE-2017-17125
HIGHGNU Binutils <2.29.1 - Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
58.9%
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-125
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
gnu/binutils
Timeline
Published
Dec 04, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026