CVE-2017-16827 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Binutils
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 15
Latest updateMay 14
Description
The aout_get_external_symbols function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9