Is CVE-2017-17126 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-17126 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-17126?

CVE-2017-17126 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-17126?

CVE-2017-17126 has an EPSS score of 1.69% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17126?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.29.90.20180122-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-17126

HIGHEPSS 74th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.29.90.20180122-1CVE-2017-17126

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

1.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceware.org

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Other references1

sourceware.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.