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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17121

CVE-2017-17121

Description

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a location after the end of the to-be-relocated section.

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Affected products

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  • GNU/Binutils2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.29.1
  • GNU/libbfdllm-fuzzy
    Range: <=2.29.1

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