CVE-2017-16831 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-16831 PUBLISHED

coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

EPSS 0.34% · 56.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.34%

56.2th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.25.1-6ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2

Timeline

Nov 15, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16831 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16831 third-party-advisory

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