binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the concat_filename
Published Oct 27, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.72%
Description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, 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. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
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
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- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
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Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01721) | 76.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01721) | 76.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.98% (0.02984) | 86.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01721) | 76.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 75.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 75.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 75.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 86.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 74.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 32.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 74.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 73.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 68.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 64.38th | 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/101613 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15939 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-15023/ x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510338 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15939
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15939
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101613 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15939 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-15023/ | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510338 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15939 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15939 |
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