# CVE-2017-16832: The pe\_bfd\_read\_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

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## References

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22373
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0bb6961f18b8e832d88b490d421ca56cea16c45b

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