What is CVE-2017-14333?

CVE-2017-14333 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-14333?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2017-14333

The process_version_sections function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Integer Overflow, and hang because of a time-consuming loop) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file with invalid values of ent.vn_next, during "readelf -a" execution.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (65.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14333?: CVE-2017-14333 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-14333?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.