CVE-2017-6969
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.79% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-125 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | binutils |
References
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