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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16831

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16831 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:11binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:12binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:14binutils0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 15, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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