binutils: Integer overflow in coffgen.c
Published Nov 15, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 77.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 77.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 86.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 76.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 85.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 76.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 85.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 76.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 85.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 75.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00140) | 31.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 72.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 71.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 68.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 65.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.78th | 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-2017-16831 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1518595 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16831
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16831
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16831 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1518595 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16831 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22385 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=6cee897971d4d7cd37d2a686bb6d2aa3e759c8ca | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16831 |
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