VDB
CVE-2017-7209
CVE-2017-7209
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
EPSS 1.22% · 67.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.22%
67.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1, 2.24-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8, 2.26-2ubuntu1, 2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Mar 21, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 5, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7209 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7209 third-party-advisory