{"id":"CVE-2017-9748","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-9748","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:57:54.354Z","title":"The ieee_object_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…","description":"The ieee_object_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.","published":"2017-06-19T04:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:28:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["gnu/binutils"],"epss":{"score":0.07859,"percentile":0.94667,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.12837,"percentile":0.96169},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.07859,"percentile":0.94427}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-06-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42202,"kind":"exploit","title":"GNU binutils - 'ieee_object_p' Stack Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42202","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/42202.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/42202.txt","published":"2017-06-19","added":"2017-06-19","updated":"2017-06-19","author":"Alexandre Adamski","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-9748"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21582"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.12837,"from":0.07859,"percentile":0.96169},"summary":"EPSS moved from 7.9% to 12.8% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99110","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21582","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42202/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99110","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21582","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42202/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9748","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}