CVE-2017-16830

Published: Nov 15, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The print_gnu_property_note function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Binutils

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Binutils	Version 2.29.1

Related CWEs

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101941

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22384

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6ab2c4ed51f9c4243691755e1b1d2149c6a426f4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101941

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22384

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6ab2c4ed51f9c4243691755e1b1d2149c6a426f4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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