binutils: Out-of-bounds read due to wrong assumption for objcopy and strip
Published May 1, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.89%
Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a global buffer over-read error because of an assumption made by code that runs for objcopy and strip, that SHT_REL/SHR_RELA sections are always named starting with a .rel/.rela prefix. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy and strip, to 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: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
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- 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 | 1.89% (0.01890) | 78.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01854) | 76.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 41.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 41.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.11th | 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)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8393 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449542 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8393
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21412 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8393
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8393 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449542 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8393 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21412 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8393 |
Change history (0)
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