CVE-2017-9750
opcodes/rx-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 lacks bounds checks for certain scale arrays, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
opcodes/rx-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 lacks bounds checks for certain scale arrays, which allows 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.11% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99118Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21587Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42198/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99118Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21587Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42198/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.