7.1

CVE-2017-13716: gnu binutils

CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13716DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13716
Published 28-08-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-13716 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2019-0169

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The C++ symbol demangler routine in cplus-dem.c in libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a call from the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.40% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • libibertyAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Gnu1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

4 links