Description
The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Published: 2017-11-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8004 The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in elf-properties.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not prevent negative pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.216Z

Reserved: 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16829

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-15T08:29:00.437

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-16829

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16829 - Bugzilla

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