CVE-2017-15996

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other…

published October 29, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02377 · 83.7th percentile
Published
2017-10-29T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 OCT 17:00Z
    elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other…
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