CVE Database›Document archive›CVE-2017-16831

CVE-2017-16831

binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c

Loading…

Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · November 2, 2017

Updated · March 3, 2026

Description

coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound