Description
nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Published: 2017-12-04
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8291 nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.835Z

Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17125

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-04T08:29:00.623

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

Link: CVE-2017-17125

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17125 - Bugzilla

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