CVE-2017-17126: GNU Binutils

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.

Affected products

• GNU Binutils: version 2.29.1 only

Published 2017-12-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.