CVE-2017-17126

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17126
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17126.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-17126
Downstream
Published
2017-12-04T08:29:00Z
Modified
2026-08-28T14:01:47Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.

References

Affected packages

Git / sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
Events
Introduced
90276f15379d380761fc499da2ba24cfb3c12a94
Last Affected
90276f15379d380761fc499da2ba24cfb3c12a94
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "cpe":  "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
            "introduced":  "2.29.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected":  "2.29.1"
        }
    ],
    "source":  "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.29.1
Other
binutils-2_29_1

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17126.json"