# CVE-2017-6965: readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, lead

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21137

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