CVE-2017-9750

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-19

opcodes/rx-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 lacks bounds checks for certain scale arrays, 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.

Do I need to act?

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2.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42198
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99118
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42198/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99118
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42198/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal