CVE-2017-16832: GNU Binutils

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

Affected products

• GNU Binutils: version 2.29.1 only

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