Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils package, versions <2.29.90.20180122-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.78% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILS-17992856
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Nov 2017

Introduced: 15 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16831  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.29.90.20180122-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate the symbol count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

CVSS Base Scores

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