binutils: NULL pointer dereference in read_formatted_entries
Published Oct 4, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.09%
Description
read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not properly validate the format count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename.
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: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
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02091) | 80.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02091) | 80.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03720) | 89.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02091) | 80.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02074) | 80.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03690) | 88.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02074) | 80.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03690) | 88.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02074) | 80.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03690) | 88.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02074) | 78.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 30.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 76.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 75.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 70.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 68.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 64.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 68.96th | 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 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101611 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15023 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500374 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15023
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22200 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15023
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101611 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15023 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500374 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15023 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22200 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15023 |
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