Description
GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to the byte_get_little_endian function in elfcomm.c, the get_unwind_section_word function in readelf.c, and ARM unwind information that contains invalid word offsets.
Published: 2017-05-18
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17978 GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to the byte_get_little_endian function in elfcomm.c, the get_unwind_section_word function in readelf.c, and ARM unwind information that contains invalid word offsets.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:55:22.080Z

Reserved: 2017-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9038

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-18T01:29:01.877

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

Link: CVE-2017-9038

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-05-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9038 - Bugzilla

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