CVE-2017-9955 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99573 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21665

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5