binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in parse_die
Published Oct 4, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
dwarf1.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to parse_die and parse_line_table, as demonstrated by a parse_die heap-based buffer over-read.
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 81.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 81.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 88.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 81.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 88.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 80.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 88.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 80.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 88.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 79.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 32.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 71.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 70.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 68.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 64.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 61.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15020 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-parse_die-dwarf1-c/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500372 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15020
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22202 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=1da5c9a485f3dcac4c45e96ef4b7dae5948314b5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15020
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15020 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-parse_die-dwarf1-c/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500372 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15020 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22202 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=1da5c9a485f3dcac4c45e96ef4b7dae5948314b5 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15020 |
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