CVE-2017-16830
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The print_gnu_property_note function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (7)
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references (11)
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- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22384cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6ab2c4ed51f9c4243691755e1b1d2149c6a426f4cnnvd
- https://www.gnu.orgPatchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101941enisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17enisa_euvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22384enisa_euvd
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6ab2c4ed51f9c4243691755e1b1d2149c6a426f4enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101941Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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