High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17122
CVE-2017-17122
Description
The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.
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References
2- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17nvdThird Party Advisory
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