CVE-2017-9744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The sh_elf_set_mach_from_flags function in bfd/elf32-sh.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 during "objdump -D" execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01137.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Binutils

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99108
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9744
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21578
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9744

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-19T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:18:01.134Z

Reserved: 2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9744

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-19T04:29:00.263

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-9744

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9744 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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