CVE-2017-17126

HIGH

GNU Binutils 2.29.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.

References (3)

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-119
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils

Timeline

Published Dec 04, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026