CVE-2017-6969
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.038 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (2)
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references (11)
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- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2483cnnvd
- https://www.gnu.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065enisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02enisa_euvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156enisa_euvd
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