CVE-2017-16831
GNU Binutils BFD PE File Symbol Count Vulnerability (Denial of Service)
Description
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.
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Published Date :
Nov. 15, 2017, 8:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:17 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-16831 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2017-16831.
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CVE-2017-16831 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-16831 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=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 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 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca Patch Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16831 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16831
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.35 }} 0.05%
score
0.68730
percentile