CVE-2017-14529

The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName…

published September 18, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to the bfd_getl16 function.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01506 · 74.2th percentile
Published
2017-09-18T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 SEP 00:00Z
    The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName…
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