Description
The coff_slurp_line_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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 a crafted PE file.
Published: 2017-11-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8001 The coff_slurp_line_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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 a crafted PE file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.026Z

Reserved: 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16826

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-15T08:29:00.327

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16826

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16826 - Bugzilla

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