CVE-2017-15996
GNU Binutils ELF Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 29, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:40 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-15996 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-15996.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
asp-net-core csharp docker dockerfile javascript react webapi docker-compose
C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS
Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image
Python
[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet
fuzzing
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
None
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet
fuzzing
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
MemLock_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
ExMem_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.
Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-15996 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-15996 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15996 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15996
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.28 }} 0.00%
score
0.67693
percentile