CVE-2017-9040 (GCVE-0-2017-9040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-18 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2017-05-17 00:00
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