CVE-2017-9750

HIGH

GNU Binutils 2.28 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alexandre Adamski · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42198

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0270
EPSS Percentile 85.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-119
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils

Timeline

Published Jun 19, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026