Is CVE-2017-12799 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12799 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12799?

CVE-2017-12799 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12799?

CVE-2017-12799 has an EPSS score of 3.28% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12799?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.29-9 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12799

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The elf_read_notesfunction in bfd/elf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.29-9CVE-2017-12799

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1USN-4336-2

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1USN-4336-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceware.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.