binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the setup_group function
Published Aug 27, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.67%
Description
The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a group section that is too small.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils220
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02674) | 85.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02674) | 83.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 65.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 64.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 62.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 56.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 25.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100499 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13710 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487294 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13710
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0c54f69295208331faab9bc5e995111a35672f9b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13710
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100499 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13710 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487294 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13710 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0c54f69295208331faab9bc5e995111a35672f9b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13710 |
Change history (0)
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