CVE-2017-17126

Exp

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.

Published: 2017-12-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-17126 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.69%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-17126

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17126

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.36% 1.69% +1.33%
2 2025-06-19 0.13% 0.36% +0.23%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.13% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-17126

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-17126

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-17126

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2017-17126 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (binutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17126
gentoo normal CVE-2017-17126: 1 GLSA(s) (201811-17), 1 atom(s) (sys-devel/binutils); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-17126
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17126
suse medium CVE-2017-17126 severity moderate: SUSE including 4 source package names (binutils, binutils-devel, binutils-devel-32bit, binutils-gold), 21 product×package rows across 12 product lines (Magnum Orchestration 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, … (12 product lines)): Known Not Affected 21. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17126/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-17126 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (binutils), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 6, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17126

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-17126

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu binutils 2.29.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-17126

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