binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the *_get_synthetic_symtab functions
Published Oct 1, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.98%
Description
The *_get_synthetic_symtab functions in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandle the failure of a certain canonicalization step, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to elf32-i386.c and elf64-x86-64.c.
Affected products
No data.
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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: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:M/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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00984) | 60.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00984) | 60.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 31.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 22.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 32.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14974 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500342 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14974
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22163 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=e70c19e3a4c26e9c1ebf0c9170d105039b56d7cf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14974
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14974 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500342 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14974 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22163 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=e70c19e3a4c26e9c1ebf0c9170d105039b56d7cf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14974 |
Change history (0)
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