CVE-2017-16831: gnu binutils Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16831 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 1.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-11-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe 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.