CVE-2017-9044: GNU Binutils

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.

Affected products

• GNU Binutils: version 2.28 only

Published 2017-05-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.