CVE-2017-6969
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-6969
To remediate CVE-2017-6969, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.28-3 or later
Is CVE-2017-6969 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.28-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |