CVE-2017-16832

Updated: 2025-08-20 00:18:21.391484

Description:

The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 6.8
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 7.8

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

CentOS 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2021-11-24 09:55:36
CloudLinux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2021-11-24 09:55:36
Oracle Linux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2021-11-24 09:55:36
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS binutils 2.26 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2021:1635459139 2021-11-02 21:02:48