CVE-2017-17123
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the coff_slurp_reloc_table function
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · November 28, 2017
Updated · March 2, 2026
Description
The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted COFF based file.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference