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CVE-2017-16829 REJECTED

The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

EPSS 0.63% · 70.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.63%
70.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSbinutils0, 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-6ubuntu1

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