CVE-2017-17126 — Vulnetix

CVE-2017-17126 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.38% · 59.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.38%

59.6th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-6ubuntu1

Exploit Intelligence

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22510 (nist-nvd)
GLSA-201811-17 (circl)
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=f425ec6600b69e39eb605f3128806ff688137ea8 (circl)

Timeline

Dec 4, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17126 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17126 third-party-advisory

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