CVE-2017-9040

GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the…

published May 18, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02065 · 81.1th percentile
Published
2017-05-18T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAY 01:00Z
    GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the…
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