VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-16828

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The display_debug_frames function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to print_debug_frame.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references