CVE-2017-9763

grub2: Stack exhaustion in grub_ext2_read_block

Published Jun 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The grub_ext2_read_block function in fs/ext2.c in GNU GRUB before 2013-11-12, as used in shlr/grub/fs/ext2.c in radare2 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive stack use and application crash) via a crafted binary file, related to use of a variable-size stack array.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18693 The grub_ext2_read_block function in fs/ext2.c in GNU GRUB before 2013-11-12, as used in shlr/grub/fs/ext2.c in radare2 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive stack use and application crash) via a crafted binary file, related to use of a variable-size stack array.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 19, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 11, 2017, 12:00 AM