CVE-2017-9747

HIGH

GNU Binutils 2.28 - Buffer Overflow in ieee_archive_p Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-9747. PoCs published by Alexandre Adamski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in `objdump` (CVE-2017-9747) triggered by a malformed input file. The issue occurs in the `bfd_get_string` function in `bfd/ieee.c`, leading to a crash when processing the file with `objdump -D`.

Description

The ieee_archive_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alexandre Adamski · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42200

This exploit demonstrates a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in `objdump` (CVE-2017-9747) triggered by a malformed input file. The issue occurs in the `bfd_get_string` function in `bfd/ieee.c`, leading to a crash when processing the file with `objdump -D`.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GNU Binutils objdump (versions prior to fix)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to execute `objdump` on a vulnerable system · Malformed input file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99114
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21581
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42200/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0786
EPSS Percentile 93.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.28
Published Jun 19, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026