CVE-2017-6969
readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.79% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.