CVE-2017-14129 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the read_section function of the BFD library (libbfd), part of GNU Binutils 2.29. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted ELF file. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to an application crash. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.