PT-2017-18665 · Gnu+2 · Gnu Binutils+2

Published 2017-05-18 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2017-9042

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Binutils version 2017-04-12

Description The issue in readelf.c might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to an application crash, or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted ELF file.

Recommendations For GNU Binutils version 2017-04-12, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as using a crafted ELF file could lead to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9042

MGASA-2019-0169

SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1

USN-4336-2

Affected Products

Gnu Binutils

Suse

Ubuntu

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