CVE-2017-17125

Public Exploit

Description

nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22443 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=160b1a618ad94988410dc81fce9189fcda5b7ff4
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17125?
CVE-2017-17125 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17125?
To fix CVE-2017-17125, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17125 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-17125 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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