CVE-2017-9753

moderate-risk

Published 2017-06-19

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.

Do I need to act?

1.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Binutils

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99116

Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21591

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99116

Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21591

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal