Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-17080
elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted object file, related to elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo, elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and elfcore_grok_nto_status.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 29.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
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