Description
The display_debug_frames function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to print_debug_frame.
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-2017-8003 The display_debug_frames function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to print_debug_frame.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.195Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-16828

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-15T08:29:00.390

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

Link: CVE-2017-16828

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16828 - Bugzilla

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