9.1

CVE-2017-6969: gnu binutils Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 9.1v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6969DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6969
Published 17-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6969 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 3.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.79%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5
MGASA-2018-0046MGASA-2019-0169OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1SUSE-SU-2018:3207-1SUSE-SU-2018:3207-2

Timeline

  1. 17-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 3.75% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceware.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • binutils< 2.28-3
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

8 links