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CVE-2017-7614

UnknownEPSS 3.76%

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CVE-2017-7614 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.. EPSS estimates a 3.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
3.76%

88.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuBinutils2.28

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-7614?
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
How severe is CVE-2017-7614?
Severity scoring for CVE-2017-7614 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7614?
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Source: NVD / NIST