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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-17126

The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:32 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-17126

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Dec 2017, 08:29 UTC

The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.

osv:CVE-2017-17126
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17126",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.",
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    "products": [],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:29.992297128Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 432473,
  "published_at": "2017-12-04T08:29:00.653+00:00"
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