VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9752

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability2.76%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-06-19

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, 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 in the _bfd_vms_get_value and _bfd_vms_slurp_etir functions during "objdump -D" execution.

Weakness classification

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory