CVE-2017-9747 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99114 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21581 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42200/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8