binutils: Heap buffer overflow in the *_get_synthetic_symtab functions
Published Sep 25, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.26%
Description
The *_get_synthetic_symtab functions in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, do not ensure a unique PLT entry for a symbol, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to elf32-i386.c and elf64-x86-64.c.
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 82.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 82.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03775) | 89.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 81.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03775) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 81.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03775) | 89.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 81.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03775) | 89.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 80.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 37.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 69.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 44.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 39.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 32.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 64.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 60.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 56.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 51.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14729 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/25/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_bfd_x86_elf_get_synthetic_symtab-elfxx-x86-c/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500233 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14729
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22170 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=56933f9e3e90eebf1018ed7417d6c1184b91db6b x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=61e3bf5f83f7e505b6bc51ef65426e5b31e6e360 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14729
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14729 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/25/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_bfd_x86_elf_get_synthetic_symtab-elfxx-x86-c/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500233 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14729 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22170 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=56933f9e3e90eebf1018ed7417d6c1184b91db6b | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=61e3bf5f83f7e505b6bc51ef65426e5b31e6e360 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14729 |
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