binutils: Null pointer dereference in dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf
Published Mar 21, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
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
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01217) | 67.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02036) | 79.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 43.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96994 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7209 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1435632 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7209
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21135 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7209
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7209 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1435632 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7209 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21135 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7209 |
Change history (0)
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