CVE-2017-16832
Description
The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.29.1 | |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22373
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0bb6961f18b8e832d88b490d421ca56cea16c45b
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16832
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16832.html
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.