High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16830
CVE-2017-16830
Description
The print_gnu_property_note function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101941nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.