Description
The get_build_id function in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.
Published: 2017-06-26
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-2017-18864 The get_build_id function in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:24:59.892Z

Reserved: 2017-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9955

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-26T23:29:00.330

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

Link: CVE-2017-9955

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2017-9955 - Bugzilla

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