CVE-2017-16830: GNU Binutils

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The print_gnu_property_note function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Affected products

• GNU Binutils: version 2.29.1 only

Published 2017-11-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.