DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16828

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16828

    Published: 15 Nov 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16828

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16828

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.29.90.20180122-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High