binutils: Excessive memory allocation in elfcomm.c
Published Oct 29, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.38%
Description
elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02377) | 83.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02377) | 83.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03938) | 89.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02377) | 83.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 82.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03906) | 89.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 82.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03906) | 89.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 82.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03906) | 89.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 81.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 33.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 69.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 67.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 64.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 60.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 56.67th | 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)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15996 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515742 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15996
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15996
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101608 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15996 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515742 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15996 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22361 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d91f0b20e561e326ee91a09a76206257bde8438b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15996 |
Change history (0)
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