CVE-2017-8398
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.57%
Description
dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug information from a corrupt binary. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs, such as objdump and readelf, to crash.
How to fix CVE-2017-8398
To remediate CVE-2017-8398, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.28-5 or later
Is CVE-2017-8398 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.28-5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |