binutils: Out-of-bounds read in copy_special_section_fields function
Published Mar 29, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:L/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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02095) | 80.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02095) | 79.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 35.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 34.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 32.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | 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 | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97215 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7304 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440833 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7304
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20931 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7304
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97215 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7304 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440833 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7304 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20931 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7304 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.