CVE-2017-14529
The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to the bfd_getl16 function.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.51% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 2.8% on 21 September 2026 to 1.5% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22113Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=4d465c689a8fb27212ef358d0aee89d60dee69a6
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=dcaaca89e8618eba35193c27afcb1cfa54f74582
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22113Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=4d465c689a8fb27212ef358d0aee89d60dee69a6
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=dcaaca89e8618eba35193c27afcb1cfa54f74582
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.