CVE-2017-16831
HIGH
7,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
MEDIUM
6,8
Source: [email protected]
Access Vector: network
Access Complexity: medium
Authentication: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Trend Analysis
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.
EPSS Score
0,0019
Percentile
0,4th
Updated
EPSS Score Trend (Last 90 Days)
190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
Access Control
Other
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Instability
Modify Memory
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Alter Execution Logic
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
C, Not Language-Specific
Application
Binutils by Gnu
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37…
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37…