CVE-2017-9753

binutils: Address violation in versados_mkobject function when disassembling a corrupt versados binary

Published Jun 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a certain data structure, which 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, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18683 The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a certain data structure, which 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, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01081}

epss

{'score': 0.00993}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 19, 2017, 4:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 11, 2017, 12:00 AM