CVE-2017-16830

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

EPSS

2%p81

Published

Nov 15, 2017 (Nov 15, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The print_gnu_property_note function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Vendors: gnu
Products: binutils
Weakness: CWE-190
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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