CVE-2017-13710
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a group section that is too small.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (7)
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references (6)
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- http://www.gnu.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2483cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100499enisa_euvd
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0c54f69295208331faab9bc5e995111a35672f9benisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100499nvd
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0c54f69295208331faab9bc5e995111a35672f9bnvd
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