CVE-2017-17124

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF binary.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
76.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 4, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (6)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntubinutils-sparc64-linux-gnu (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1) @ xenial2026-05-22ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  41. 2026-05-22 07:33 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-05-22 07:33 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-05-22 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-17124?
CVE-2017-17124 is a high vulnerability published on December 4, 2017. The bfdcoffreadstring_table function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not properly validate the size of the external string table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory…
When was CVE-2017-17124 disclosed?
CVE-2017-17124 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 4, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-17124 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-17124 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 76.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-17124?
CVE-2017-17124 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-17124?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-17124, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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