VDB
CVE-2017-17121
CVE-2017-17121
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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 (memory access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a location after the end of the to-be-relocated section.
EPSS 2.73% · 85.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.73%
85.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.25.1-6ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Dec 4, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17121 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17121 third-party-advisory