CVE-2017-7614
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a "member access within null pointer" undefined behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an "int main() {return 0;}" program.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.66% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% 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
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/05/binutils-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-elflink-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/05/binutils-two-null-pointer-dereference-in-elflink-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.