binutils: Out-of-bounds read in bfd_elf_final_link function
Published Mar 29, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.13%
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not check the format of the input file before trying to read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability leads to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.
Affected products
No data.
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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 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 65.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01975) | 78.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 24.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97217 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7299 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440826 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7299
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20908 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7299
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7299 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440826 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7299 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20908 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7299 |
Change history (0)
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