CVE-2017-9753

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…

published June 19, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02760 · 86.2th percentile
Published
2017-06-19T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 04:00Z
    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…
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