What is CVE-2017-13710?

CVE-2017-13710 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-13710?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-13710 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2017-13710

The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a group section that is too small.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gnu Binutils — versions 2.29
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13710?: CVE-2017-13710 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-13710?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-13710 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.