binutils: Memory access violation via a crafted COFF binary
Published Dec 4, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a location after the end of the to-be-relocated section.
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 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 76.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 76.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02731) | 85.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 75.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02731) | 85.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 75.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02731) | 84.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 75.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02731) | 84.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 74.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 29.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 78.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 76.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 74.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 65.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.77th | 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-2017-17121 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524501 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17121
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22506 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=b23dc97fe237a1d9e850d7cbeee066183a00630b x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17121
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17121 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524501 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17121 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22506 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=b23dc97fe237a1d9e850d7cbeee066183a00630b | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17121 |
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