NULL pointer dereference in GNU Binutils
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.037 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.28
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/05/binutils-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-elflin… (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7614?
- CVE-2017-7614 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7614?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7614 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.